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439. Adenanthera pavonina, , Linn., h.f.b.i., 
ii. 287, Roxb. 360. 
Sans. : — Koochandana ; Kambhoji. 
Vern. : — Rakta-chandan, rakta kambal, raujan (B). ; Val, 
thorali gunj (Bomb.) ; Manjadi ; Anigundumani (Tam.) ; Bandi- 
gurvina ; Manseni kotta (Tel.) ; Bir-mungara (Santal.) ; Manjati 
(Mai.) ; Bari-gumcbi, 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 bal'd, close-grained, pinna; 
8-12, opposite, short stalked, 4-8in. long. Leaflets oblong, or 
elliptic-oblong, evenly alternate, short-stalked, not coriaceous, 
12-18, obtuse, |-l|in. long. Racemes short-peduncled, 2-6in. 
long, |in. broad, simple from the axils of the leaves and panicled 
at the end of the branches. Flowers fragrant. Pedicels as long 
as the flowers, £-4 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 |-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. andM.); Jhand, khar(Pb.); Sami, samada, 
kandi (Sind.); Semru, kamra (Guz.); Pirumbe, jambu (Tam.) 
Chanee (Tel.) 
