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Rohini

Local Name	:	Rohini
Botanical Name	:	Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A.Juss.
Common Name	:	Indian redwood
Family	:	Meliaceae
Distribution	:	The species is native from Indian subcontinent to Myanmar. The distribution is recorded from the Western Ghats, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a large, deciduous tree native to India, valued for its durable, reddish-brown wood and medicinal properties. It can grow up to 20 meters tall and has compound leaves and small, yellowish-green flowers.

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Descriptions

It is a medium size tree with a dark brown bark exfoliating in long stripes in old trees. Leaves alternate, leaflets broadly oblong, suborbicular, apex obtuse or rounded. Flowers white, in clusters. Fruits in capsules, large, ellipsoid, obovoid or oblong.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

February - Jun

Use(s)

The bark is used for the treatment of diarrhea and Dysentery.