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Dalbergia lanceolaria
Dalbergia lanceolaria is a medium-sized tree, up to about 20 m tall, native to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma and Indo-China, in the pea and bean family. It is grown mainly for timber, reforestation and traditional medicine rather than as an ornamental.
Dalbergia lanceolaria is a species of tree in the subfamily Faboideae and tribe Dalbergieae. It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20m tall and is native to: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma and Indo-China.
The bark of the tree is traditionally used as an analgesic and anti-diarrhoeal. The apiose isoflavone compound lanceolarin is found in its root bark.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
