হিজল(Hijol), Barringtonia acutangula

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HIjol flower

When the south wind blows, its red flower frenzy, or the rampage of the small birds in its coat, or its petal alpana(as like calligraphy) in the open water, reminds of the lost childhood. I'm talking about the hijal tree and hijol flower. hijol

Where it's found:

HIjol which is scientifically known as barringtonia acutangula is a species of barringtonia native to coastal wetlands in southern Asia. Hijol is a medium-sized evergreen tree, native to reverie Bangladesh. This water-friendly species are found in the wetlands of Bangladesh. The species is widely distributed to South and Southeast Asia and Australasia & Madagascar.
Description:

Hijol tree

This plant is a major tree that develops to around 8– 15 m high. Its leaves are thick, smooth and oval fit as a fiddle, around 8– 12 cm long and 4– 5 cm wide, with rosy petioles around 0.5– 1.0 cm long. The plant has hanging raceme of up to 50 cm long, with various huge, white blooms. Its organic product is oval-molded and around 3 cm long, with 1 seed inside. This species develops on the banks of freshwater streams, the edges of freshwater marshes and tidal ponds and on occasionally overwhelmed swamp fields, usually on substantial soils. Proliferation is by seed. Tolerant of overwhelming earth soils with poor seepage, it can develop in a scope of soils. Four sided organic products are delivered occasionally consistently. Incompletely deciduous in expanded dry periods. Seed - best sown when it is ready in a situation in full light. Around 90% of crisp seed grows. hijol

Uses:

The young leaves of this plant are consumed as food, such as in Vietnam where they are eaten fresh with other vegetables, meat and shrimp.

There have been published a research about medically uses of this species.The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that "In southern parts of Asia an extract or juice is obtained from the leaves of this tree which, when mixed with oil, is used in native. Practice for eruptions of the skin. The kernels powdered and prepared with sago and butter, are used in diarrhea; mixed with milk they produce vomiting. The root is bitter, and is said to be similar to Cinchona, but also cooling and aperient.

Hijol flower

Appendix:
But with very sadness, it is said that this rare species of plants is going to be lost. So soon all of us, including the government, will not have to extinct this species, so it is necessary to plant hijal trees more. Barringtonia acutangula.

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