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Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Steenis

Biri pata

Synonym: Heterophragma adenophyllum Wall. ex G.Don

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Description

Fernandoa adenophylla is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually 10–20 m tall, with a straight trunk and spreading crown. Leaves are opposite, imparipinnate, with 5–9 ovate to elliptic leaflets. Flowers are large, pale yellow to creamy-white, trumpet-shaped, and borne in terminal panicles. Fruits are long, slender, pendulous capsules, often 30–70 cm long, containing numerous flattened winged seeds.

Diagnostic Characters

Vegetative

Medium-sized deciduous tree with pinnately compound leaves.

Floral

Large pale yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in terminal panicles.

Fruit & Seed

Very long pendulous capsules with numerous winged seeds.

Distribution

Native range: South and Southeast Asia.

In Pakistan: Occasionally cultivated in Pakistan as an ornamental avenue tree.

Phenology

Flowering

Fruiting

Flowering: March–May Fruiting: May–August

Ethnobotany & Uses

Uses

Timber used for furniture, construction, and carving. Widely planted as an ornamental shade tree. Traditionally used in local medicine for treating fever and skin ailments.

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Where it grows on campus

West Campus30

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Taxonomic Notes

This species was formerly included in Heterophragma but is now placed in Fernandoa. It is recognized by its long pendent fruits and large pale yellow flowers. The accepted name follows POWO, WFO, and Flora of Pakistan.