Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First Floor, Timber Section
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw010
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Pterocarpus marsupium
  Specimen's Collector Name :

A.wood Esq
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Parambiculam, Kerala
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Fabales
  Family :

Fabaceae
  Genus :

Pterocarpus
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Pterocarpus marsupium
 

Author of Species

 :

Roxburgh
  Common/Trade Name :

East Indian/malabar Kino
  Vernacular Name :

Bengali: Pitsal, Pitshul, Piyashal

Dutch: Kino De Malobar, Kinoboom

English: Bastard Teak, East Indian Kino, East Indian/malabar Kino, Gammalu, Gum Kino, Indian Kino, Indian Kino Tree, Indian Kino Wood, Indian Kino-Tree, Malabar Kino, Malabar Kino Tree

Hindi: Banda, Bija, Bijaisaar Kaashtha, Bijasal, Bijasar, Bijasāl, Biya, Hiradokhi, Peisar, Piasal, Pitshola, Vijaisar Kaashthaa, Vijayasār

Kannada: Benga, Bibla, Honne

Marathi: Biyala Lakda

Nepalese: Bijayashal, Bijaysar, Vandhuk Pushp

Oriya: Piyasalo

Sanskrit: Asana, Asanah, Bandhukapushpa, Bijaka, Bijavriksha, Bījakah, Mahakutaja, Mahasarja, Nilaka, Paramayudha, Peetasaar, Pitasala Asana, Pitasalaka, Pitasara, Pitashala, Priyaka, Priyasalaka, Sarfaka, Sauri

Sinhala: Gammalu, Gan-Malu

Sinhalese: Gammalu, Ganmalu, Gummalu

Tamil: Pidagarama, Pidasaralam, Pirasaram, Sarudagam, Sarvasadagam, Tamisu, Tannini, Timil, Timisam, Timisu, Udiravengai, Vandunarmalar, Vegaimaram Chakkalpakal, Vengai, Visaga

Telugu: Paiddagi Chekka, Peddagi, Peddavegisa, Peddegi, Pedegu, Vegisa, Vengisa, Yegi
  Distribution of Species :

India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, where it occurs in parts of the Western Ghats in the Karnataka-Kerala region
 

Uses

 :

The heart wood is used as an astringent and in the treatment of inflammation and diabetes.
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

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