Dalbergia lanceolaria subsp. paniculata

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 12-15 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves have 9-13 leaflets in 5 or 6 pairs. The leaflets are 3-4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The flower panicles are in the axils or at the ends of the shoots. They are hairy. The flowers are 1 cm across. The fruit are pods 12 cm long by 7 cm wide. They are sword shaped. There are 1-2 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. It grows between 500-1,000 m above sea level. It grows on the Deccan in India.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Dobin, Laungle, Painganni, Passi, Poovaraimaram, Snoul, Thit-pagan

Synonyms

Amerimnon paniculatum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Dalbergia hemsleyi Prain; Dalbergia nigrescens Kurz; Dalbergia paniculata Roxb.; and others