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Adenanthera
pavonina L.
Synonym : Adenanthera gersenii Scheff.
Family
: Mimosoideae
Local Names
: Manjadi, Circassian tree,
Red bead tree
Flowering
and fruiting period:
January – September
Distribution: Sri Lanka, North
East India, Myanmar, Thailand,
Malesia and China
Habitat: Planted as
ornamental tree
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic:
No
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
Characters:
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
