Abstract
Information on traditional/ethnobotanical uses of Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent. (Bignoniaceae) gathered from Kumaun Himalaya of Uttarakhand has been dealt with in present communication.
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Fig. 1
Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent. showing capsules (fruits)
Fig. 2
A fruit hung at the main door of the house
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Leaves used as fodder
Fig. 4
Removed root bork for future use by the villagers
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Pounding of bark and black bhatt
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Pounded material fed to buffalo
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Plant used for making Luta (storing of dry husk)
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Capsule kept in the house for future use
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Children playing with capsules
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Village child also liked its capsule and treated it as a boat