Citharexylum spinosum L. Family : Verbenaceae Habit : Tree Habitat : Drier area, moist foothills Common name : Fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum L.

Family : Verbenaceae

Habit : Tree

Habitat : Drier area, moist foothills

Common name : Fiddlewood

Note - Tree timber is used to make sounding boards for musical instruments.

Medicinal Uses :

📌A decoction of the bark is used as a treatment for colds.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation 

Cuttack, Odisha India