Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Adenanthera | Species: Adenanthera microsperma Teijsmann & Binnendijk |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Adenanthera pavonina auct., Adenanthera tamarindifolia Pierre, Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.C. Nielsen, Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.C. Nielsen, Ad | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Rakt chandan, Badi gumchi | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Red Sandalwood, Coral-wood, Peacock flower fence, Red beadtree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Rakt chandan, Badi gumchi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, nar¬rowly oblong, valves contorted after de¬hiscence. Seeds scarlet or yellow, suborbicular to ellipsoidal, |
| Habitat | Dry evergreen and deciduous forest, and in forest margins | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, Thailand, US, Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark dark brown to grayish, smooth. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees, deciduous, up to 15 m tall.Bark dark brown to grayish, smooth. Leaf compound; leaflets 4-7 pairs, with short petiolules, alternate, oblong or ovate, both surfaces puberulent, both ends rounded-obtuse. Flower white or yellow, small, fragrant, shortly pedicellate, racemes simple, axillary or arranged in panicles at apices of branchlets, puberulent. Calyx together with pedicel golden yellow puberulent. Petals oblong, usually glabrous but occasionally puberulent toward apex, slightly con¬nate at base. Fruit a pod, nar¬rowly oblong, valves contorted after de¬hiscence. Seeds scarlet or yellow, suborbicular to ellipsoidal, | Leaf Details | Leaf compound; leaflets 4-7 pairs, with short petiolules, alternate, oblong or ovate, both surfaces puberulent, both ends rounded-obtuse. |
