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Family: Mimosaceae	Genus: Pithecellobium	Species: Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti, Inga javana DC., Mimosa dulcis Roxb., Pithecellobium littorale Record	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Madras Thorn	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Sweet tamarind	Flowering Period	July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name	Jangli – jalebi	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	900-1 800 m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Pods spiral, moniliform, reddish – brown, dehiscent, 4 – 8 seeded.
Habitat	Common along road sides.	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Native of Mexico, widely naturalized in tropical parts or world.	Bark Details	The bark is grey, becoming rough, furrowed, and eventually peeling.
Distribution in chandigarh	Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Manimajara and Daria, Sector 1, Sector 7, Sector 18, Sector 19, Sector 26, Sector 39, Sector 40, Sector 45, Sector 48, Sector 56	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Bi-pinnate
Description of Species	Thorny trees, to 15 m high, with grey – white base. Leaves 2 – pinnat; rachis to 2.5 cm long, with a gland at tip; pinnae 1 pair, shot, each with a gland at tip; pinnae 1 pair, short each with a gland at tip; leaflets 2, from each pinna, obliquely oblong, glabrous; stipules spinescent, Flowers creamish – yellow, in axillary, globose heads. Calyx campanulate, 5 – toothed. Corolla 2 – 3 times as long as calyx, pubescent. Pods spiral, moniliform, reddish – brown, dehiscent, 4 – 8 seeded.	Leaf Details	Leaves 2 – pinnate; rachis to 2.5 cm long, with a gland at tip; pinnae 1 pair, shot, each with a gland at tip; pinnae 1 pair, short each with a gland at tip; leaflets 2, from each pinna, obliquely oblong, glabrous; stipules spinescent.

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