Khae Baan

Local name: Khae (Central) / Khae Daeng (Bangkok, Chiang Mai) / Khae Ban Dok Daeng (Central)

Common name

Agasta / Cork Wood Tree / Drumstick Tree / Scarlet Wistaria Tree / Sesban / Vegetable humming bird

Scientific name: Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.

Genus Sesbania

Synonym

Aeschynomene coccinea L.f.

Aeschynomene grandiflora (L.) L.

Agati coccinea (L.f.) Desv.

Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv.

Family name: FABACEAE

Plant group

Perennial plants

Botanical characteristics

Trunk: small tree, 5-10 m tall, softwood, brittle branches that break easily. The branches are very numerous and disorganized. The trunk bark is brownish-gray. It has a thick bark and rough patches that break into scales.

Leaves: Feather-like leaves, arranged alternately, green, small leaves, parallelogram shaped, smooth leaf edges, rounded leaf tips, 1.0-1.5 cm wide, 3-4 cm long.

Flowers appear in clusters in the leaf axils, 2-4 flowers per cluster, bean-shaped, white or red petals.

The fruit is a round pod 30-50 cm long. The mature pod splits into 2 halves.

The seeds are round and have many seeds and are brown.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Grows throughout the world in the humid tropics.

Place of origin

India or Southeast Asia

Distribution

Asia, Australia, Africa, South America

Planting and propagation

Plant seeds

Cuttings

grafting

Utilization type

food, herbs

The bark cures dysentery, bloody mucus, diarrhea, diarrhea, controls elements, and is used to wash wounds.

Fresh leaves are a laxative and relieve bruising.

Young shoots relieve fever, are a laxative, help neutralize fever and are used to relieve bruises and swelling.

Flowers relieve headaches, treat hemorrhoids in the nose, relieve pain and heaviness in the head, reduce heat, reduce fever.

The roots are an expectorant. Reduce inflammation

Source : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants