Mazhar Botanic Garden

Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.N.Parker

Rohituka tree Amoora Pithraj Tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000416
English name: Rohituka tree, Amoora, Pithraj Tree
Arabic name: امورا
Native: India , Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
Country: Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree to 20 m tall leaves pinnate , leaflets slightly leathery, oblong to elliptic-oblong, red when young flowers sweetly scented, cream to yellow fruits round to pear-shaped, pink-red-purplish grow in clusters, seeds covered with brownish-red or orange oily pulp

•Ornamental plant. Oil extracted from the seeds is medicinal and applied externally for rheumatism. Timber tree.

Amoora rohituka (Roxb) Pierre, Aphanamixis timorensis A Juss

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Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Oil Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Alkaline Neutral

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