Family:
Fabaceae
Synonym:
Lingoum marsupium (Roxb.) Kuntze
Vernacular
name:
Karavenga Venga Venna
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering
and fruiting: September-October
Key
identification features: Leaves imparipinnate, alternate;
stipules small, lateral, cauducous; Flowers bisexual, yellow, in terminal and
axillary panicles; corolla exserted; petals 5, all long-clawed, crisped along
the margins; standard orbicular, wings oblique, obovate, auricled; keel petals
oblique, small, slightly connate; stamens 10, monadelphous;
Uses:
The resin is applied in the fore heads it is believed to drive away evil
spirits. Menstruating women should not apply it. The bark is used while bathing
infants to cure them of their 'twisted limbs'.
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