Chendul-Ka-Jhar / Badminton Ball Tree
Parkia biglandulosa
Also known as Band-Stick Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Chendul-Ka-Jhar
Identify Chendul-Ka-Jhar 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: Large ball-shaped flower heads hanging on long stalks (badminton ball tree).
- Confirm leaf shape: Feathery bipinnate leaflets.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chendul-Ka-Jhar.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Parkia biglandulosa
- Genus
- Parkia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Only in cultivation
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Manipur, Mizoram, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chendul-Ka-Jhar itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chendul-Ka-jhar चेन्डुल का झाड़
- Kannada
- ಶಿವಲಿಂಗದ ಮರ Shivalingada mara
- Malayalam
- താംബർ, Parkia biglandulosa, ബാഡ്മിന്റൺ ബോൾ ട്രീ
About Chendul-Ka-Jhar
Badminton Ball Tree (Parkia biglandulosa) is a tree in the Mimosaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat and 5 other states. It grows in only in cultivation. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Chendul-Ka-Jhar belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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