Parkinsonia aculeata - Jerusalem thorn

❏ Binomial Name : Parkinsonia aculeata L.

❏ Synonym : Parkinsonia thornberi

❏ Family : Leguminosae

❏ Common Name : Jerusalem thorn

❏ Tamil Name : Sinia tumana

❏ Hindi Name : Ram babul

Parkinsonia aculeata Description

Shrub; branchlets tomentose, glabrescent when old, spines erect, broad based, woody. Leaves bipinnate, pinnae 2-4 pairs; leaflets 2, oblanceolate, rachis flattered. Racemes axillary; flowers yellow; bracts cauducous; calyx tube short, unequal; petals obovate, clawed, villous; stamens 10, filaments unequal, villous. Pod tomentose, striated; 1-5 seeded.

Parkinsonia aculeata Medicinal uses

Flower and leaf extractions in alcohol are applied as a poultice to treat rheumatism

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