• Bondara / बोनडारा / Queen Crepe Myrtle / Lagerstromea parviflora
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Bondara / बोनडारा / Queen Crepe Myrtle / Lagerstromea parviflora

Local Name: Bondara / बोनडारा

Common Name: Queen Crepe Myrtle

Botanical Name: Lagerstromea parviflora

Bondara / बोनडारा / Queen Crepe Myrtle / Lagerstromea parviflora

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree

  • Occurrence: Deciduous forests

  • Season of Availability: May-July

  • Geography: Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Seeds, cuttings, or air layering

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds, cuttings, or branch and bark

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Sap is edible; leaves cooked as a vegetable.

  • As Medicine: N/A

  • Cooking Method: Sap is edible; leaves cooked as a vegetable.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Wood is tough and used for building furniture.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: N/A