Anjan
Hardwickia binata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Anjan
Identify Anjan by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Drought-hardy timber tree with drooping branches.
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Anjan.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hardwickia binata
- Genus
- Hardwickia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anjan itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Anjan itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Anjan
- Telugu
- Yepi
- Kannada
- ಕಮ್ಮರ Kammara, ಕರ್ಮರ Karmara, ಕಮ್ರ Kamra
- Malayalam
- Aacha
- Marathi
- Kamara, अंजन
About Anjan
Anjan (Hardwickia binata) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and 4 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Uses
Locally it is cut for timber and furniture, tapped for gum or resin and harvested for fodder.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Anjan belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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