Careya arborea

Careya arborea

Taxobox
name = Careya arborea


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Lecythidaceae
genus = "Careya"
species = "C. arborea"
binomial = "Careya arborea"
binomial_authority =
synonyms = "Careya coccinea" sensu Alston

"Careya arborea" is a species under Lecythidaceae family. It is known as Kumbhi in Hindi, and Slow Match Tree in English. It is a deciduous tree, whose leaves turn red in the cold season and grows up to 15m high. Flowers are yellow or white in colour and are like water-pots and produce large green berries. The tree grows all over India in forests and grasslands. The bark of the tree and the calyxes of the flowers are often used for curing coughs and colds.

See also

* Pīlu

References

http://www.worldagroforestry.org/Sea/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=18147


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