Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R.Br.
Family - Malvaceae
Common name - Scarlet Sterculia
Habit - Tree
Habitat - moist areas, ponds, lakes, marshes.
🍀The bark yeils fibre which used for making ropes
Medicinal uses -
🍁Bark decoction is used to treat urine infection and stomach pain.
🍁Bark and root juice in jaundice.
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)