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439. Adenanthera pavonina, Linn., h.f.b.i., 

 ii. 287, Roxb. 360. 



Sans. : — Koochandana ; Kambhoji. 



Vern. : — Rakta-chandan, rakta kambal, ranjan (B). ; Val, 

 thorali gunj (Bomb.) ; Manjadi ; Anigundumani (Tam.) ; Bandi- 

 gurvina ; Manseni kotta (Tel.) ; Bir-mungara (Santal.) ; Manjati 

 (Mai.); Bari-gumchi, hati-gumchi (Duk. and Guz.) ; Manjadi 

 (Kan.) ; Chandar (Assam.). 



Habitat: — East Himalayas and Western Peninsula. 



A deciduous, erect tree, without spines or tendrils. Leaves 

 ample, bipinnate. Bark-grey. Wood bard, close-grained, pinnae 

 8-12, opposite, short stalked, 4-8in. long. Leaflets oblong, or 

 elliptic-oblong, evenly alternate, short-stalked, not coriaceous, 

 12-18, obtuse, f-ljin. long. Racemes short-peduncled, 2-6in. 

 long, Jin. broad, simple from the axils of the leaves and panicled 

 at the end of the branches. Flowers fragrant. Pedicels as long 

 as the flowers, %-\ in. Calyx small, campanulate, teeth short. 

 Petals 5, connate at base. Stamens 10, free, anthers tipped with 

 a deciduous gland. Pods linear, 6-9 by i-in., falcate, curved and 

 twisted when opening. Seeds 10-12, usually bright scarlet, 

 con-colourous, shining, lenticular, compressed, rarely yellow- 

 brown. 



Use : — The powdered seeds make a useful external appli- 

 cation, hastening suppuration. 



A decoction is made from the leaves in South India, and 

 given as a remedy for chronic rheumatism and gout. If used 

 for any length of time, it is said to be an aphrodisiac. This 

 decoction is said to be useful in haemorrhage from the bowels 

 and haematuria. 



440. Prosopis spicigera, Linn., h.f.b.i., ii. 288. 



Syn. — Adenanthera aculeata, Roxb. 361. 



Vern. — Shami (B. and M.) ; Jhand, khar (Pb.) ; Sami, samada, 

 kandi (Sind.) ; Semru, kamra (Guz.); Pirumbe, jambu (Tam.) 

 Chanee(Tel.) 



