Friday, August 3, 2012

Horse Chest nut


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Nepali: Ghode pangro
English: Horse chest nut
Hindi: Pangar

Family: Hippocastanaceae
Habit: A large deciduous tree
Flowering Period: April-May
Fruiting Period : July-October

Chemical Constituents :
           Seed oil contains alkaloid. The seed give protein, fat, crude, fibre , sucrose and ash.
Occurence:
   Wet temperate zone (1200-3000m)
Description:
      A large, decidous tree, with a short, straight, cylindrical bole and spreading crown, 30m in height and 7.5m in girth in favourable localities.

Uses:
   In time of scarcity, the shoots and leaves are eaten by hill tribes. The crushed fruit is used for washing clothes.

Source: Dutta, I.C.(2007). Non Timber Forest Products of Nepal.

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