Brownea coccinea

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Brownea coccinea
Flower & its bud in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brownea
Species:
B. coccinea
Binomial name
Brownea coccinea
Synonyms
  • Brownea capitella Jacq.[2]
  • Brownea latifolia Jacq.[2]

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

Brownea Coccinea

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

menorrhagia.[7]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Brownea coccinea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  3. OCLC 759157066
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  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ United States Herbarium (1914–1917). "Brownea coccinea Jacq". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 18: 153 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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    OCLC 849937602
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  7. ^ 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.