About Anjan
Hardwickia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the subfamily Detarioideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The only species is the anjan, Hardwickia binata, a tree which is native to India and Bangladesh, and which grows to height of 25-30 meters. This plant genus was named after Thomas Hardwicke by William Roxburgh.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hardwickia binata
- Genus
- Hardwickia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Anjan
- Telugu
- Yepi
- Kannada
- ಕಮ್ಮರ Kammara, ಕರ್ಮರ Karmara, ಕಮ್ರ Kamra
- Malayalam
- Aacha
- Marathi
- Kamara, अंजन
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Anjan belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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