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Oroxylum indicum.jpg

Oroxylum indicum  (L.) Kurz

Indian Trumpet Flower, Midnight Horror, Broken Bones Plant, Tree of Damocles

Plants > Angiosperms > Bignoniaceae > ​​Oroxylum indicum
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Oroxylum
Species: indicum

  • Common names: Indian Trumpet Flower, Midnight Horror, Broken Bones Plant, Tree of Damocles
  • Thai names: กาโด้โด้ง ka-do-dong (Karen-Kanchanaburi), ด๊อกก๊ะ dok-ka (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ดอก๊ะ do-ka (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ดุแก du-kae (Karen-Mae Hong Son), เบโก be-ko (Malay-Narathiwat), เพกา pheka (Central), มะลิดไม้ ma lit mai (Northern), มะลิ้นไม้ ma lin mai (Northern), ลิดไม้ lit mai (Northern), ลิ้นฟ้า lin fa (Loei), หมากลิ้นก้าง mak-lin-kang (Shan-Northern), หมากลิ้นซ้าง mak-lin-sang (Shan-Northern)
  • Chinese names: 木蝴蝶 mu hu die
  • Distribution: Bhutan, China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Oroxylum indicum from Thailand.
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Oroxylum indicum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Oroxylum indicum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Oroxylum indicum flower.jpg
Oroxylum indicum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Oroxylum indicum.jpg
Oroxylum indicum, Nakhon Si Thammarat

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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