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Local Name Divi-divi
Botanical Name Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl
Common Name Divi-divi
Family Fabaceae
Distribution It is cultivated in India including Odisha. It is native to various countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It is also cultivated in other tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
Habit Small tree
Short Description It is a small tree used for ornamental purposes.

Descriptions

It is a small tree. It has a distinctive twisted and contorted trunk and branches. The leaves are bipinnate, with numerous small leaflets arranged in a feather-like pattern. The tree produces small, yellow-green flowers arranged in dense clusters. Its fruit is a pod, typically reddish-brown in color, containing small seeds

Flowering & Fruiting Period

October - January

Use(s)

It is used for ornamental purposes