Asian Bushbeech
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Scientific name
Gmelina asiatica
English Name
Asian Bushbeech
Malayalam name
ചെറുകുമിഴ്
Common name
Oval-laefed gmelina
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : wild scrubs,forests
- Leaves : small leaves,Leaf stalks 0.5-3 cm long, slender. Leaf-blades varying from oval or ovate to elliptic
- Flowers : are large,yellow or bright sulphur-yellow, curved bell-shaped.
- Bark : yellowish- or brownish-white, thin, smooth; wood hard, grey
How to use
- Leaves are used traditionally to stop nosebleeds and in treating epistaxis (nosebleeds).
Uses
Treating ulcers,diarrhea
Parts used
Leaves
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds. Seeds are well dried before germination.Seeds are dibbled at spacing of 7.5 cm X 7.5 cm, 1 to 2.5 cm deep in unshaded nursery beds. The bed should be slightly raised to ensure good drainage. Seeds germinate in 20-25 days. During this period, weeding and watering is done according to the requirement.
