''Stereospermum'' is a genus of trees in the
paleotropical clade of the family
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: ...
. A species of ''Stereospermum'' (S. chelonoides) is used in herbal medicine in
Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...
as well as it is an integral part of the culture and tradition of the cold desert biosphere reserve.
Species
Species include:
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Stereospermum acuminatissimum''
K.Schum.
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Stereospermum angustifolium''
Haines
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Stereospermum annamense''
Dop
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Stereospermum arcuatum''
H.Perrier
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Stereospermum boivini''
(Baill.) H.Perrier
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Stereospermum chelonoides
''Stereospermum chelonoides'' is a deciduous tree native to South Asia.
In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have used as the tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by third Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred ...
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(L.f.) DC.
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Stereospermum cylindricum''
Pierre ex Dop
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Stereospermum binhchauensis''
VS DangDang VS (2015) ''A New Species of Stereospermum Bignoniaceae from Southern Viet Nam''
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*'' Stereospermum euphorioides'' DC.
*'' Stereospermum fimbriatum'' (Wall. ex G.Don) DC.
*'' Stereospermum harmsianum'' K.Schum.
*'' Stereospermum hildebrandtii'' (Baill.) H.Perrier
*''Stereospermum kunthianum
''Stereospermum kunthianum'' is an African deciduous shrub or small tree occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It is widespread across Africa to ...
'' Cham.
*'' Stereospermum leonense'' Sprague
*'' Stereospermum longiflorum'' Capuron
*'' Stereospermum nematocarpum'' (Bojer) DC.
*'' Stereospermum neuranthum'' Kurz
*'' Stereospermum rhoifolium'' (Baill.) H.Perrier
*'' Stereospermum strigilosum'' C.Y.Wu
*'' Stereospermum tetragonum'' DC.
*'' Stereospermum tomentosum'' H.Perrier
*'' Stereospermum undatum'' H.Perrier
*'' Stereospermum variabile'' H.Perrier
*'' Stereospermum zenkeri'' K.Schum. ex De Wild.
References
Bignoniaceae genera
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