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Local Name Manda kaincha
Botanical Name Adenanthera pavonina L.
Common Name Acacia coral
Family Fabaceae
Distribution It is cultivated in Odisha. It is found in Gujrat, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh. Native to Southern China and India. It has been introduced and naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions.
Habit Tree
Short Description It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree, distinguished by its vibrant red seed pods.

Descriptions

It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree. Leaves are bipinnately compound. The leaflets are pale green, thin, and elliptic to ovate shaped with a rounded to truncate tip and unequal base. The upper surface of the leaflet is smooth while the underside is covered with appressed fine hairs. Flowers are small, white to yellow, grow in cluster. Fruit is long, narrow, curved, and twisted pod, seeds are red in color.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March-September

Use(s)

The bark and leaves are used as a remedy for diarrhea. It is also used for ornamental purposes