Scientific Name
Common Name
| Group | Angiosperms |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Butea |
| Species | monosperma |
| Habit | Small Tree |
| Author Name | (Lam.) Kuntze | ||
| Phenology | Fl. & Fr.: February - July | ||
| Habitat | Terrestrial, growing abundantly in dry regions. | ||
| Distribution in India | Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,Orrisa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal | ||
| Distribution in West Bengal (District wise) | Bankura, Burdwan, Darjeeling, Hooghly, Howrah, Midnapur, Purulia, 24 Parganas | ||
| Importance/Significance | A dye made from flowers is used to colour clothing.In piles, leaves are used. The pain from a scorpion sting is allegedly reduced by seeds' anthelmintic qualities. The gum that is obtained by making a cut in the bark is used to cure diarrhoea and dysenter | ||
| Status | |||
| IUCN | Least Concern | ||
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