Family: Mimosaceae
Synonym: No synonym
Vernacular name: Manchadi, Maniadi, Sem
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Planted
Distribution: Tropical Asia to N. Australia; introduced to parts of Tropical
America and Africa
Flowering and Fruiting: March - May
Key identification features: The tree features pale
pinkish-grey bark and bipinnate leaves. The leaflets are sessile, alternate,
obovate. The inflorescence occurs in both axillary and terminal racemes. The
corolla is pale yellow. The tree bears 10
free stamens, which are hardly exserted. Fruit is a pod that curves and
becomes coiled after dehiscence.
Uses: It can improve soil fertility by
fixing atmospheric nitrogen into the soil through its root nodules.
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