Adenanthera pavonina L.
മഞ്ചാടിമരം
| Family: | LEGUMINOSAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Mimosoideae | ||||
| English Name: | Red Bead Tree | ||||
| Synonym: | Adenanthera gersenii Scheff. | ||||
| Common Name: | Circassian tree | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | January - September | ||||
| Distribution: | Sri Lanka, North East India, Myanmar, and China | ||||
| Habitat: | Occurring in sacred grooves and low land areas | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental, anti-inflammatory. A red powder made from the wood is also used as an antiseptic paste. In ancient Indian medicine, the ground seeds are used to treat boils and inflammations. A decoction of the leaves is used to treat gout and rheumatism. | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Red bead tree is a deciduous tree with grey to reddish-brown bark. Leaves simple bipinnate, alternate. Leaflets with entire margin. Flowers- bisexual, pale yellow; petals 5. Stamens 10, free. Ovary subsessile and flat. Style filiform with simple stigma. Fruit a pod, spirally coiled after dehiscence. Seeds are glossy and red in colour. | ||||