Shingle tree, Red cedar tree
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

It does not have nitrogen fixing nodules.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lower mountain regions in humid and sub-humid regions that have a short dry season.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The flowers are lightly boiled as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Flowers, vegetable

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seed.

Its other names

Local names

Mayanin, Pohon delimas, Pohon sedaro, Ye-tama

Synonyms

Acrocarpus combretifloris Teijsm. & Binn.; Acrocarpus grandis (Miq.) Miq.; Mezoneurum grande Miq.;