Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Aphanamixis
Species: A. polystachya

Common name: Roina, Royena, Tiktaraj, pithraj(Beng.).
Edible Parts: Bark, Seed
Native Range: Native to India

Description: Aphanamixis polystachya, the Pithraj tree, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. It is a deciduous tree. Leaves are odd- or even- pinnate, 30-60 cm long, with 9-21 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong-elliptic, elliptic, or ovate, 17-26 × 4-10 cm with basal pair smallest, leathery when mature, with visible transparent tiny spots under sunlight. Base of the leaflets is oblique, margin entire. Flower clusters occur in leaf axils, less than a foot long.

Medicinal Uses: Bark is used in spleen, liver diseases, tumour and abdominal complaints. Seed-oil is used in rheumatism.