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Nile trumpet

Local Name	:	Nile trumpet
Botanical Name	:	Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K.Schum
Common Name	:	Nile trumpet
Family	:	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	:	It is cultivated throughout India including Odisha. The tree is native to tropical Africa, from Cote D'Ivoire through Nigeria and Central African Republic to Kenya, south to Congo, DR Congo, and Tanzania.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a tropical tree known for its bright yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers and pinnate leaves. It grows rapidly and is often used for ornamental purposes and timber.

Descriptions

It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree. Leaves are compound, alternate, and pinnately compound, consisting of 5-7 leaflets. Each leaflet is elliptical to lanceolate in shape, with a smooth margin. Flowers are large, showy, and trumpet-shaped. They are borne in terminal clusters at the ends of branches. The flowers are yellow with reddish-brown stripes or blotches in the throat. Fruit long, thin, brown capsules, hanging in spiraling clusters.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

December-March

Use(s)

It is used for ornamental purposes. Bark and leaves are used to treat skin infections