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Piasala

Local Name	:	Piasala
Botanical Name	:	Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.
Common Name	:	Piasala, Bija, Indian kino tree
Family	:	Fabaceae
Distribution	:	Found throughout Odisha. It is native to India and distributed in Easten Ghat, Western Ghat and Central India. Found in Sri Lanka, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a large deciduous tree, valued for its durable timber and medicinal gum. It can grow up to 30 meters tall and features pinnate leaves and small, yellow flowers.

Descriptions

It is a medium to large, deciduous tree. The stem is stout and crooked with widely spreading branches. Leaves have three to seven oblong leaflets, with wavy margins. Leaflets are coriaceous, oblong, obtuse, emarginated at the apex and glabrous. Flowers are bisexual, yellow, and fragrant. Fruit is flat, orbicular, winged pod, contains one seed.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April-October

Use(s)

The wooden glass made up of heartwood is being used for drinking water to control blood sugar.