Family: Mimosaceae
Synonym: Racosperma auriculiforme (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley
Vernacular name: Karuvel, Aakashmani
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution: Maluku to New Guinea and N.
Australia
Flowering and Fruiting: December-march
Key identification features: An evergreen tree that grows
between to 15–30 m tall. The trunk is crooked and the bark vertically fissured.
The flowers are small, fragrant, and golden in color. They have five petals and
are bisexual. The stamens are numerous. The pods are curved, forming an open
coil withshiny black seeds that are broadly ovate to elliptical.
Use: Cultivated for fuelwood and is used in making
paper, furniture, and tools, and its tannin content is valuable for animal hide
tanning.
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