Butea parviflora

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6-18 m tall. It can become a woody climber. The leaflets are 10-25 cm long by 8-20 cm wide. The flowers are in panicles 20 cm long. The flowers are cream and 8 mm across. The fruit is a pod 11 cm long by 3 cm wide. It is brown and velvety.

There are 2-4 Butea species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in clear forests along rivers. It grows on granite soils below 800 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Myanmar, SE Asia, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds - oil

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Athambuvalli, Bando, Bodegateega, Dak daw, Laban-ru, Maula, Mukkateballi, Mula, Nwe-ni, Pauk-nwe, Phalsan, Pilacchivalli, Plashivalli, Poraso, Rubanru

Synonyms

Spatholobus roxburghii Benth.; Spatholobus parviflorus (Roxb.)Kuntze;