Mazhar Botanic Garden

Putranjiva roxburghii wall.

Lucky Bean tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000581
Common name: Lucky Bean tree
English name: Putranjiva, Lucky Bean tree
Arabic name: بوترنجيفيا
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree growing up to 12 m high, branches pendant leaves simple , shiny, elliptic-oblong, serrated male flowers creamy with  short   stalks, in round axillary clusters, female flowers in leaf axil fruits ellipsoid

Ornamental plant. Bark and leaves used as medicine.

Drypetes roxburghii (Wall) Hurusawa, Putranjiva sphaerocarpa Mull Arg

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 9 : 10

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