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Butea
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Butea monosperma seed pods Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and southern China. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, B. monosperma and B. superba, or is expanded to include four or five.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- A, MO, MEL, NY, MNHN, UPS
- Recorded in
- China, India, Cochinchine [Vietnam], Laos
Research
246 papers- Butea monosperma as a collective phytomedicine and environmentally sustainable, conservative, and beneficial plant.Archives of Razi Institute · 2024
- Review on Advancements in Wound Dressing: Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles from Butea monosperma Root Extract.The international journal of lower extremity wounds · 2025
- Butea monosperma bark extract: a natural boost for osteogenesis via Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.Biotechnology letters · 2024
- Butea superba Roxb. Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive and Memory Impairment in Aged Male Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
- Curcumin-loaded Butea monosperma gum-based hydrogel: A new excipient for controlled drug delivery and anti-bacterial applications.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Erythrininae
- Image
- STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg
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- Commons category
- Butea
- taxon name
- Butea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Butea
- taxon common name
- 紫铆树属
- different from
- Butea
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Uses
- Species
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|Butea monosperma seed pods Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and southern China. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, B. monosperma and B. superba, or is expanded to include four or five.
Butea monosperma is used for timber, resin, fodder, herbal medicine, and dyeing.
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