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Wrightia tinctoria R.Br., Asclepiadeae 59 1810. (Syn: Allamanda verticillata Desf.; Alstonia oleandrifolia Lodd. ex Loudon; Nerium jaspideum Span. [Invalid]; Nerium tinctorium Sweet [Illegitimate]; Nerium tinctorium Roxb.; Wrightia laciniata A.DC.; Wrightia timorensis Miq.);
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commonly known as: black indrajau, dyeing rosebay, dyers’s oleander, ivory tree, pala indigo plant, sweet indrajao • Gujarati: દૂધલો dudhalo • Hindi: दुधी dudhi, इन्द्रजौ indrajau, काला कुडा kala kuda, करायजा karayaja,कुडा kuda • Kannada: ಅಜಮರ ajamara • Konkani: काळाकुडो kalakudo • Marathi: भूरेवडी bhurevadi, काळा कुडा kala kuda • Malayalam: ഭന്തപ്പാല bhanthappaala, കമ്പിപ്പാല kampippaala, നിലപ്പാല nilappaala• Sanskrit: असित कुटज asita kutaj, hyamaraka, स्त्री कुटज stri kutaja • Tamil: இரும்பாலை irum-palai, பாலை paalai, வெட்பாலை vet-palai • Telugu: అంకుడుచెట్టు ankuduchettu, చిట్టిఅంకుడు chiti-anikudu, కొండజెముడుkondajemudu ;
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The leaves are applied as a poultice for mumps and herpes and sometimes, they are also munched to relieve toothache. In folk medicine, the dried and powdered roots of Wrightia along with Phyllanthus amarus (keezhanelli) and Vitex negundo (nochi) is mixed with milk and orally administered to women for improving fertility. The bark and seeds are effective against psoriasis and non-specific dermatitis. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties and hence is used in hair oil preparations;
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The wood is the most sought after part, as it is used in all types of turnery. The wood is used in famous ‘Channapatna toys’;
. Small deciduous tree. Leaves opposite 7-10 cm, elliptic. Flowers in lax cymes 3-4cm diameter. . Milky sap oosed on cutting a twig.
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In Holarrhena antidysenterica, the follicles (fruits) are connected at the tip whereas, in Wrightia tinctoria mostly they are distinct/separate rarely they are connected.
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– here attaching mine. This plant is locally used for curing tooth ache. My dad had used this, as prescribed by a local healer and found to be effective.. I heard this plant is also useful for treating Psoriasis and other skin problems
Request Species Id – DKV 19042011-1: Tree seen in the forests near Mhow, Dist Indore, Madhya Pradesh during a night trek with the Youth Hostels Association of India, Indore District Unit. The local guide used a name like “Dudhia” which seemed so apt. – It looks like Wrightia. Close up of flower may help. … posted beautiful picture of this plant few days back. – Wrightia tinctoria. This is a common tree in Chennai and Mysore. I have photographed this tree recently near my house (a road side tree).
29042011PJ1 ID request: Pl find attached photo for id
Date/Time-: 29/04/11 – 08:45 – This is Kala Kuda {Wrightia tinctoria]. – this is Wrightia tinctoria – its very much confusion in kala kuda and pandhra kuda the local marathi name.. – Just for comparison. Wrightia bark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2U4-9HiPgk – My information (Useful Plants of India, CSIR) is reverse, as rightly written by .. and .. Kala Kuda, Indrajau, mitha indrajau refer to Wrightia tinctoria – Agreed there is a bit of confusion in the local [Marathi / Hindi] names. . 140412 BRS 350 for id. request.: This is Kala Kuda [Wrightia tinctoria].
Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – Wrightia tinctoria – Sweet Indrajao Tree: The leaves are applied as a poultice for mumps and herpes and sometimes, they are also munched to relieve toothache. In folk medicine, the dried and powdered roots of Wrightia along with Phyllanthus amarus (keezhanelli) and Vitex negundo (nochi) is mixed with milk and orally administered to women for improving fertility. The bark and seeds are effective against psoriasis and non-specific dermatitis. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties and hence is used in hair oil preparations. The wood is the most sought after part, as it is used in all types of turnery. The wood is used in famous ‘Channapatna toys’.
images of Wrightia tinctoria from Sathy.: Sharing the images of Wrightia tinctoria from Sathy, Erode District.
Date: 26.12.2011
Location: Sathy Road, Erdoe Dist.
Habitat: Rurual, Road side.
Habit: Tree
Wrightia tinctoria (Flower & Fruit): Photographed on Friday, 3rd Feb., at Matheran.
14022012 BS-1 Small Tree for id from Maihar MP: (14 pictures) Pls id this Small Tree from Maihar MP Growing Wildly/ Small tree or shrub about 6-8 feet high/
Leaves simple and opposite about 12-15 cm in length
No flowers were seen. Fruit about 3-40 cm long cylindrical I think Wrightia tinctoria of Apocynaceae family. For me also Wrightia tinctoria What about Holarrhena antidysenterica? just a speculation, as the plant has dried up… may be Wrightia… as both are very close.. In Holarrhena antidysenterica, the follicles (fruits) are connected at the tip whereas, in Wrightia tinctoria mostly they are distinct/separate rarely they are connected. Leaves are also different. Here the leaves seen in the last 2 pictures are of Wrightia. Yes, you are right … Thanks for clarifications…..
Small tree at Sandhan Valley : Requesting ID of a small tree seen at Sandhan valley, near Sangamner, Maharashtra. Wrightia tinctoria पांढरा कुडा Yes it is Thank you …! Little confusion about the local names.. when I searched on Flowers of India, the local name for Wrightia tinchtoria is given as Kala Kuda (काळा कुडा) and Holarrhea pubescens is named as Pandhra Kuda (पांढरा कुडा).
????? Affirmative. This is Wrightia tinctoria. Please check these links to add further to your confusion : Just spoke to Dr. Almeida. Contrary to what I previously believed….
Wrightia tinctoria is Safed Kuda because the leaves after they dry turn white, whereas in Holarrhena pubescens they become dark.
Sweet Indrajao : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. I love Apocynaceae family Members 😀 😀 Sweet Indrajao Botanical name: Wrightia tinctoria Family: Apocynaceae (oleander family) May 15/2013 Mumbai
Wrightia tinctoria :: BR Hills Karnataka : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 4 authors.
Wrightia tinctoria
Apocynaceae.
Small deciduous tree. Observed on way to BR Hills Karnataka. May 2013. Leaves opposite 7-10 cm, elliptic. Flowers in lax cymes 3-4cm diameter. Milky sap oosed on cutting a twig. Corona nicely observed. Nice pictures. The tree is very common in Mysore city, often planted in avenues and parks. The timber is used for making toys (Channapatna toys).
Yeoor hills visit report May 15/2013 (mixed thread): 1 correct image as above. Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. Visited yeoor hills Part of Sanjay gandhi national park, Mumbai, Maharashtra on May 15/2013
Sweet Indrajao
Wrightia tinctoria : ‘Indigo’ foliage : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1).
The withered leaves of Wrightia tinctoria bearing a unique cerulean hue, indicative of the blue dye – Pala Indigo – being yielded from the leaves. Clicked yesterday in Borivali National Park, North Mumbai. Excellent observation & documentation. So nice to see this!! Tho’ there are quite a few W.tinctoria trees in Lalbagh, this has escaped observation!! TFS…. Thanks for posting this. Thank you …, for your comments. Am yet to see the blue leaf impressions on paper / fabric, thanks … am eager to try it out soon. Found in Bangalore
2nd May Yes, Wrightia tinctoria Yes Very good pictures
ARJUL68 Tree for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Nice photographs. Could be Wrightia tinctoria.
Pods are usually united at the tip, I think. Could this be Holarrhena pubescens. Bit confused. Yes this tree does look like Wrightia tinctoria.
Tree For ID : Bangalore : 04DEC14 : AK-12 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Tree seen by the roadside on 9/11/14. No flowers or fruits when the pictures were taken. Wrightia tinctoria Thanks for the id. Have seen Wrightia tinctoria before, couldn’t guess without the flowers.
Wrightia tinctoria – 201214 – RK – 5 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Pala Indigo – Lalbagh, Bangalore.
I find the pods interesting! Meeting at the ends – wonder what purpose it could serve ? Resembles to Wrightia tinctoria
Family: Apocynaceae very nice
the petals we see in bengal tend to be a bit wider than what they seem here do you have the entire bush or if mature …. then the tree No I dont ma’am, we were in a very congested spot, could not back up far enough to get a habit shot. It was a tree though.
Wrightia tinctoria : For Validation : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 04AUG15 : AK-7 : 07/07 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Seen at Borgad Conservation Reserve, in July.
Kindly validate. Affirmative. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.
TSPDEC2015-17-190: Images of Wrightia tinctoria (Apocynaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) It is my pleasure to share few images of Wrightia tinctoria (Apocynaceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Dry deciduous forest Sighting: Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl. Date: 18-05-2014, 16-07-2014, 21-07-2014 and 19-04-2015
TSP-JUN2016-05-393:Images of Wrightia tinctoria (Apocynaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
It is my pleasure to present few images of Wrightia tinctoria (Apocynaceae) Habit: A medium sized tree. Habitat: Wild, Dry deciduous tree. Sighting: Huliyurdurga, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 17-04-2016
Tree for ID 05/07/17 from Yawal, Jalgaon, Maharashtra : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
I think Wrightia species. Seems like Wrightia tinctoria
Found inside a Dry decidious forest near Chennai.
Big tree. Wrightia tinctoria
Wrightia tinctoria :: Dattaji Salvi Udyan :: 08 APR 18 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
Dattaji Salvi Udyan Thane Date: April 8, 2018 … Altitude: about 11 m (36 feet) asl
Wrightia tinctoria R.Br.
. Please check this link for my latest article in ‘Star of Mysore’ :
Very well written article on Wrightia tinctoria. Thanks, …, for sharing.
Dried leaves of Wrightia tinctoria – indiantreepix | Google Groups Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)-Wrightia tinctoria from Delhi – efloraofindia | Google Groups Wrightia tinctoria – efloraofindia | Google Groups Tree for ID: 080910BM1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups For ID 070910 ET – efloraofindia | Google Groups Request for ID- 300610RA2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups is this Wrightia tinctoria ? Request for ID-190610SC1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Tree seen inside the Zarwani Forest Area in Nov. To me it seems to be Wrightia tinctoria.
Experts, kindly validate yes. indrajav of herbal use. no flowers? No flowers, only pods. I wd think the same !
Holarrhena pubescens :: Nagla block of SGNP :: 21 DEC 19 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 2 images.
Nagla forest … part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Date: December 21, 2019 … Altitude: sea level to about 600 ft asl
Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don
Does not it look a bit different from images at Holarrhena pubescens
Thanks … At Holarrhena pubescens, at this time of writing, has all pictures showing leaves in their green time. Posted pictures are showing colours during its fall time. I am confident about the ID. I am hoping someone validates my ID to assure of no ambiguity.
Could it be Wrightia tinctoria? Thanks very much … for pointing to the correct ID. Many thanks … for arresting the error. Correcting my notes at flickr.
Wrightia tinctoria: The attach plant is Wrightia tinctoria of Apocynaceae, recorded from my home town Warud from Maharashtra. what a nice illustration… of sweet indrajav *Wrightia tinctoria * that you just presented…, Wrightia tinctoria is a glabrous plant. This should be either W. arborea or W. pubescens. Not W.tinctoria. May be other species of Wrightia. Please check the characteristic fruits, which are long and joined at the end even when the fruit dehisces. Leaves are quite different in W.t. The fruit about which … is saying is visible in this film. As per FoC, W. arborea has corona shorter than anthers. So this plant (corona longer than anthers) may qualify to W. pubescens. /wp-content/uploads/attachments/tpod-1-6.html & Flickr Thanks …, for the response. The following links provide keys to different species of Wrightia: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134988 (Fl.China)
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=134988 (Fl.Pakistan) Yes it is W.arborea its a Wrightia arborea Please see my post for W. arborea. Please refer to … observations above (corona longer than anthers) and the leaves are also pubescent but this characteristic is not well seen in these images. Even though the leaves in the posted pictures are resembling that of Wrightia pubescens, the corollary corona as well as the petals are somewhat (rather clearly) differ from the ones in the following links. And I don’t think it can be a variation: Firstly …, I stand corrected on Wrightia pubescens distribution. Please apply FoC keys and let us know the possible answer(s).   Woody shrub for Id 10072013CS1 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors.
This plant was being used in panchpatra kashayam in a village. From my gleanings it loks like Wrightia sp possibly W. antidysentrica. Can some body identify this woody shrub. By looking at the spent fruits seen in the picture, I guess this to be of Wrightia pubescens. More details may be helpful. wow where could you see the spent fruits. I did confuse between the two species. Both are hosts to the leaf webber observed in abundance on the plants. The damaged leaves turned a bluish grey. The plants are all in this stage and I could not get any more details. I may visit teh village again so hopefully get flowers etc. Thank you for the ID Brilliant …! It is now called Wrightia arborea [Tambda kuda]. My photographs of this are available at these links : I opted the name W. pubescens because Flora of China treats this and W. arborea separately. The latter species is characterized by the fruits with prominent lenticells (white dots on the surface!) which are obvious in the pictures of (fresh) fruits posted by you. I could not see such lenticells from the pictures posted by … here. But, I think you are correct by calling the posted plant as W. arborea due to the probable size of the fruits, which are seemingly narrower in W. pubescens. …, the dried and dehisced fruits (of the previous year) are seen just above the fingers in the 2nd picture. sorry to say that it doesn’t look like Wrightia arborea to me……The leaf shape and numbers of lateral nerves are not typical. In the W. arborea I know there are usually 10 – 12 lateral nerves and the leaves are broader in the middle.
Re : Woody shrub for Id 10072013CS1: : You could be right, but don’t think you can go by the number of lateral veins. Also the fruit look much broader than those of W.tinctoria. Please check the photographs and these links :
Will send photographs of the fruit of W. tinctoria later if required. Could manage to find only these photographs (3) of the pods of Wrightia tinctoria now. thanks for your nice photos. This is quite interesting. Found a few more photographs and another link : efi thread
Though I am enjoying the scintillating discussion on this species, it has made me more confused. The one thing I can do to help is wait to go back again and post more photos of flowers and pods Yes its Wrightia tinctoria You’re right . (14/Apr/2021 ART 2) Is this Wrightia tinctoria?: 10 images.
Date: 2021/Apr/6 Location: Palani, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu Can you please confirm if this tree is Wrightia tinctoria? Obsolutely correct   Glad to share a couple of pictures of Wrightia tinctoria in full bloom. (“A slender, inconspicuous tree that becomes very beautiful when it flowers at the hottest time of the year.” — Trees of Delhi, Pradip Krishen) Date: 2021/May/8 . Is this Wrightia tinctoria_Tree_ Hyderabad: 4 images. Is this Wrightia tinctoria?
Tree location- Velamala, Hyderabad
Tree Habit- Wild
Height- appx 20 feet
Leaves were tomentose
Pods were observed on tree.
Observed on 24th July 2021.
Kindly help in identification. Absolutely you’re right ma’am Yes. Very luxuriant growth. Very common here. It is on my street about 100 ft from my house. The wood is very valuable and used for making world famous Channapatna toys. It has many other medicinal uses. . Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br. :: Virar, Thane :: Apr 1, 2007 · JUN23 DV490: 3 images. Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br.
Virar, Thane :: Apr 1, 2007 · 5:29 PM IST :: about 54 m (177 ft) asl
Many thanks to Siddarth Machado and Bharat Godambe for validating the ID at iNaturalist .
Apocynaceae: Wrightia tinctoria R.Br.: 1 image.
location/date: Semadoh, Melghat Wildlife Sancuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994 . References:
The Plant List 1 The Plant List 2 GRIN (Author citation different from The Plant List) Flora of Pakistan Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India EcoPort M.M.P.N.D. Wikipedia Wrightia tinctoria on Flickr – Photo Sharing! |
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