Brownea coccinea
Brownea coccinea | |
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Flower & its bud in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Brownea |
Species: | B. coccinea
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Binomial name | |
Brownea coccinea | |
Synonyms | |
Brownea coccinea is a species of small evergreen tree with compound leaves and clusters of bright scarlet flowers in the subfamily Detarioideae of the family Fabaceae.[3] Common names include scarlet flame bean, mountain rose, rose of Venezuela and cooper hoop.[2][4] The species is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.[1]
Brownea coccinea, is a small to mid-sized tree with slender branches and a rounded crown and reaches a height of about 12 ft .[5] Brownea coccinea trees have compound leaves which are 10–35 cm. long, containing 4-10 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong or elliptic, pointed at the apex and 4–23 cm. long and 1.5-6.5 cm. wide and smooth. Flowers are tubular with orange-scarlet calyx and petals and 10-12 protruding stamens in heads 7–9 cm. wide surrounded by downy red bracts and in clusters of 2–3 on branches are trunks. Seed pods are brown and 12–24 cm. long, 4 cm. wide and contain 4-10 flat seeds.[6]
Medicinal uses
In Trinidad, infusions of the flowers are consumed as a remedy for colds and coughs. The fresh bark of the tree is used as an
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Brownea coccinea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- OCLC 759157066.
- ^ Roskov, Y.R.; F.A. Bisby; J.L. Zarucchi; B.D. Schrire; R.J. White (November 2005). "ILDIS World Database of Legumes: draft checklist, version 10". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ United States Herbarium (1914–1917). "Brownea coccinea Jacq". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 18: 153 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ OCLC 849937602.
- ^ Sarwar, Abeer; Huq, Tamanna Binte; Malik, Tasnia; Kumar Das, Biplab (2015). "Antioxidant and analgesic activities of ethanol leaf extract of Brownea coccniea" (PDF). Advancement in Medicinal Plant Research. 3 (2): 69–72 – via NetJournals.org.