Soymida febrifuga

• Botanical Name : Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss.
• Synonyms : Swietenia febrifuga Roxb.
• Common Name : Rohan, Royani, Indian Redwood, Bastard Cedar, Raktarohan
• Plant Family : Meliaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Soymida febrifuga Plant :

• Habit : A tall, deciduous tree with dark-brown or almost black, rough bark, exfoliating into large stripes or scales.
• Leaves : Crowded at the ends of branches, leaflets 7-13, sessile or sub-sessile, elliptic or oblong, coriaceous, glabrous.
• Flowers : Greenish-white in axillary and terminal panicles.
• Fruits : Capsule, ovoid, woody, reddish-purple, at length blackish-brown.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : February - June
• Significance :
  • The wood is used in furniture, buildings, wells etc.
  • The bark is used for tanning and dyeing and also for intoxicating fish.
  • It is known to be used in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery and fever.