Family - Fabaceae
Synonym - Batschia brunonis
Vernacular names - Kaduasoka, Kaattashokam
Habit - Tree
habitat - Evergreen forests
Distribution - Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering and Fruiting - July-November
Key Identification Features - These trees grow up to 10m tall, with dark brown to black bark. Their leaves are leathery, paripinnate, and have 2-4 opposite leaflets. The bisexual white flowers occur in pendulous racemes. The pod is dolabriform, covered in brown hairs when young, and contains 3-4 seeds.
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