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Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth.

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Pithecellobium dulce unripe fruit
Pithecellobium dulce unripe fruit
Pithecellobium dulce tree
Pithecellobium dulce tree
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce seeds
Pithecellobium dulce seeds
Pithecellobium dulce flower
Pithecellobium dulce flower
Pithecellobium dulce bark
Pithecellobium dulce bark
Pithe dulce leaf twig
Pithe dulce leaf twig
Pithecellobium dulce unripe fruit
Pithecellobium dulce tree
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce spine
Pithecellobium dulce seeds
Pithecellobium dulce flower
Pithecellobium dulce bark
Pithe dulce leaf twig
🗒 Synonyms
synonymAcacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
synonymAlbizia dulcis (Roxb.)F.Muell.
synonymFeuilleea dulcis (Roxb.)Kuntze
synonymInga camatchili Perr.
synonymInga dulcis (Roxb.)Willd.
synonymInga javana DC.
synonymInga javanica DC.
synonymInga lanceolata Sensu Blanco, non Kuntze
synonymInga leucantha C.Presl
synonymInga pungens Willd.
synonymMimosa dulcis Roxb.
synonymMimosa edulis Gagnep.
synonymMimosa pungens (Willd.)Poir.
synonymMimosa unguis-cati Blanco
synonymPithecellobium littorale Record
synonymPithecollobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Madras thorn
Gujarati
  • વિલાયતી અંબલી Vilayati Ambli
Hin
  • Jungle Jalebi
Hindi
  • Jangal Jalebi जंगल जलेबी
Irula
  • Konapuli
Kannada
  • Seeme Hunase
  • Seeme Hunse
Marathi
  • विलायती चिंच Vilayatichinch
Other
  • Bettada Hunise I.e. Hill Tamarind
  • Dakhani Babool
  • Guamachili
  • Madras Thorn
  • Manila Tamarind
  • Monkeypod
  • Sweet Tamarind
Tamil
  • Kodukkapuli
  • கொடுக்காப்புளி Kodukkappuli
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Tree
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: A medium-sized, armed tree, upto 15m.
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      Bark greyish and smooth, at maturity dark brown and fissured. Stout and strong paired spines, arising at leaf base. Leaflets four arranged in two pairs, Fruit resembles a coiled bean, flat seeds black covered by white flesh.
      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Leaf Fall

        February

        Flowering

        March--April

        Fruiting

        June

        Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
        Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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          Reproduction
          Propagation Techniques

          Direct sowing of seeds.

          Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
          Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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            Dispersal
            Dispersers

            Dispersers: Bird

            Pollinators

            Pollinators: Bee,Insect

            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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              Size
              Seed Size

              0.8 cm.

              Tree Height

              15 m.

              Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
              Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                Growth
                High
                Competitiveness

                High

                Where To Plant

                Field border,Avenue

                Growth Rate

                fast growing

                Drought Tolerance

                Moderate

                Drainage

                Poor

                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                  Morphology
                  Flower

                  In terminal or axillary panicled spikes; cream. Flowering from December-February.

                  Fruit

                  A strap-shaped pod, moniliform, circinate or falcate; seeds orbicular, shiny, with white aril. Fruiting February onwards.

                  Field tips

                  Bark ash-coloured with many spines throughout.

                  Leaf Arrangement

                  Alternate-spiral

                  Leaf Type

                  Bipinnate

                  Leaf Shape

                  Oblong-oblanceolate

                  Leaf Apex

                  Obtuse

                  Leaf Base

                  Obtuse

                  Leaf Margin

                  Entire

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                    Tree Type

                    Deciduous

                    Canopy

                    Semi

                    Leaf Type

                    Kaggli like

                    Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                    Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                      Miscellaneous Details
                      Interesting Facts

                      Sweetish flesh covering the seed either eaten raw or roasted or made into a drink. Birds relish the fruit. Planted as an ornamental tree for its shade.

                      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                        📚 Habitat and Distribution
                        General Habitat
                        Forested areas
                        Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                          Description
                          Global Distribution

                          India: Throughout; America

                          Indian Distribution

                          Lakhimpur

                          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                            Native of tropical America, widely cultivated in the tropics.
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                              Throughout India except Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram.
                              Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                              Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                                Endemic Distribution
                                Nativity

                                Native

                                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                                  📚 Occurrence
                                  No Data
                                  📚 Demography and Conservation
                                  Conservation Status
                                  Not Evaluated
                                  Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                                  Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                                    📚 Uses and Management
                                    Uses

                                    System of Medicines Used In

                                    Folk medicine
                                    Folk medicine
                                    Siddha
                                    Siddha
                                    System Of Medicines Used In

                                    Folk medicine, Siddha

                                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3877
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                                      Food:

                                      Food: Fruit

                                      Fodder:

                                      Fodder: Goat,Cattle

                                      Fuelwood:

                                      Poor fuelwood

                                      Services And Uses

                                      Nitrogen fixing, Wind break, Live fence, Nectar source, Timber, Implements

                                      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                                      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                                        Wood used for agricultural implements and fuelwood. Leaves eaten by cattle.

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                                          Folklore

                                          The outer thick skin covering the seeds has a combination of sour and sweet taste, it is liked very much by children.

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                                            📚 Information Listing
                                            References
                                            1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3877
                                            Information Listing > References
                                            1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3877

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                                            📚 Meta data
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                                            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
                                            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2071
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                                              🐾 Taxonomy
                                              RootRoot
                                              KingdomPlantae
                                              PhylumTracheophyta
                                              ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                              OrderFabales
                                              FamilyFabaceae
                                              GenusPithecellobium
                                              SpeciesPithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
                                              📊 Temporal Distribution
                                              📷 Related Observations
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