Indian Ash
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Also known as Red or Pink Cedar, Single Tree
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About Indian Ash
Acrocarpus is a genus of trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It comprises one species, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, the pink cedar, a large deciduous emergent tree native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. Its also known as Balangi or Kurungatti in India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
- Genus
- Acrocarpus
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Rare (R)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मंडानिया Mandania, मंधानी Mandhani, मुंडानी OR मुंदानी Mundani
- Bengali
- মুন্দনী Mundani
- Tamil
- மலைக்கொன்றை malai-k-konrai
- Kannada
- ಹಂಟಗೆ Hantage, ಹೌಲಿಗೆ Haulige, ಹಾವುಲಿಗೆ Haavulige
- Malayalam
- Karangan, Kurangadi
- Marathi
- टोकफळ Tokphal
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Indian Ash belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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