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Hinjala 
| Local Name |
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Hinjala |
| Botanical Name |
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Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. |
| Common Name |
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Indian oak tree |
| Family |
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Lecythidaceae |
| Distribution |
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It is distributed throughout India including Odisha. It is native to Indian sub-continent and China. The species is native from Afghanistan to North Australia. |
| Habit |
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Tree |
| Short Description |
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It is a tree with distinctive, ridged bark and long, lance-shaped leaves. It produces attractive, brush-like clusters of pinkish-white flowers and oblong, woody fruits. |
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Descriptions
It is a large size tree with thick dark grey
bark. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate with apex subacute
or rounded and narrow base. Flowers red, fragrant,
hypanthium. Fruit oblong and quadrangular.
Flowering & Fruiting Period
April - September
Use(s)
It is use for the treatment of hemolytic diseases.
