Aphanamixis polystachya

Pithraj tree
Fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Aphanamixis
Species:
A. polystachya
Binomial name
Aphanamixis polystachya
(Wall.) R.N. Parker
Synonyms
  • Aglaia aphanamixis Pellegr. [Illegitimate]
  • Aglaia beddomei (Kosterm.) S.S.Jain & R.C.Gaur
  • Aglaia cochinchinensis (Pierre) Pellegr.
  • Aglaia janowskyi Harms
  • Aglaia polystachya Wall.
  • Amoora amboinensis Miq.
  • Amoora beddomei Kosterm.
  • Amoora grandifolia Walp.
  • Aphanamixis agusanensis Elmer [Invalid]
  • Aphanamixis amboinensis (Miq.) Harms
  • Aphanamixis apoensis Elmer [Invalid]
  • Aphanamixis blumei Span. [Invalid]
  • Aphanamixis cochinchinensis Pierre
  • Aphanamixis coriacea Merr.
  • Aphanamixis cumingiana (C.DC.) Harms
  • Aphanamixis davaoensis Elmer [Invalid]
  • Aphanamixis elmeri (Merr.) Merr.
  • Aphanamixis grandiflora Blume
  • Aphanamixis grandifolia Blume
  • Aphanamixis lauterbachii Harms
  • Aphanamixis macrocalyx Harms
  • Aphanamixis myrmecophila (Warb.) Harms
  • Aphanamixis obliquifolia Elmer [Invalid]
  • Aphanamixis perrottetiana A.Juss.
  • Aphanamixis pinatubensis Elmer
  • Aphanamixis polillensis (C.B.Rob.) Merr.
  • Aphanamixis rohituka (Roxb.) Pierre
  • Aphanamixis schlechteri Harms
  • Aphanamixis sinensis F.C.How & T.C.Chen
  • Aphanamixis timorensis A.Juss.
  • Aphanamixis tripetala (Blanco) Merr.
  • Aphanamixis velutina Elmer [Invalid]
  • Canarium vrieseo-teysmannii H.J.Lam
  • Chuniodendron spicatum Hu
  • Chuniodendron yunnanense Hu
  • Dysoxylum spiciflorum Zipp. ex Miq. [Invalid]
  • Trichilia tripetala Blanco

Aphanamixis polystachya, the pithraj tree, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is a widely used as a medicinal plant in Ayurveda.