Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Prioria pinnata (Roxb. ex DC.) Breteler

 

Family: Fabaceae

Synonym: Hardwickia pinnata Roxb. ex DC., Kingiodendron pinnatum (Roxb. ex DC.) Harms

Vernacular name: Kodapalla

Habit: Trees

Habitat: Evergreen forests

Distribution: Western Ghats

Flowering and Fruiting: April- August

Key identification features: Evergreen trees with dark brown bark. Leaves alternate, odd- pinnate; Flowers small, in axillary and terminal dense racemes arranged in panicles, white. Fruit a pod, obovate, woody, dark brown. Seed solitary, compressed.

Uses: Wood dark red or reddish brown with a sticky resin, used for beams, rafters, battens, ceiling boards, flooring and furniture.





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