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Purei phula

Local Name	:	Purei phula
Botanical Name	:	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Common Name	:	Peacock flower
Family	:	Fabaceae
Distribution	:	It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant across India including Odisha. It is also cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Habit	:	Shrub
Short Description	:	It is a vibrant shrub with striking, red, orange, or yellow flowers and fern-like leaves. It is often used as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical landscapes.

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Descriptions

It is a deciduous shrub. It has bipinnately compound leaves with small oval leaflets. The vibrant flowers, typically red, orange, or yellow, are arranged in racemes and have long, protruding stamens. The fruit is a flat, oblong pod, green when young and turning brown when mature. The smooth bark is grayish-brown, and the stems can have small spines.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

May - October

Use(s)

Bark is used against intestinal worms.