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''Xylia xylocarpa'' is a species of tree in the Mimosoideae subfamily of the Fabaceae family. This tree is found in South and Southeast Asia. ==Description and properties== This perennial tree is known as Pyinkado ပျဥ္းကတိုး in Burma, Cam xe in Vietnam, Sokram (សុក្រម) in Cambodia and Jamba in Karnataka (India). It has also been planted in certain parts of East Africa. It is very conspicuous in the flowering season owing to its bright yellow flowers. ''Xylia xylocarpa'' produces good timber. Its wood pulp is used for making wrapping paper. The seeds of this tree are edible.〔(P. Siddhuraju, K. Vijayakumari & K. Janardhanan ''Nutrient and chemical evaluation of raw seeds of Xylia xylocarpa'' )〕 This tree is considered a medicinal plant in India.〔(Encyclopedia of Indian medicinal plants )〕 In Thailand its leaves are used to treat wounds in elephants.〔(Thai Scouts celebrate 100th anniversary by planting trees )〕 ''Xylia xylocarpa'' (Roxb.) Taub. var. ''kerrii'' (Craib & Hutch.) is known as ''daeng'' (แดง) in the Thai language. This species, naturally adapted to conditions in Thailand, is used in reafforestation at certain denuded or environmentally degraded areas of the country.〔(Anchalee Sri-ngernyuang, ''Growth of Seedlings at the Northern 60th Anniversary of Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Muang District, Chiang Mai'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xylia xylocarpa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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