Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Genus Acrocarpus | Order Fabales Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Rank Species | |
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Similar Acrocarpus, Albizia odoratissima, Toona ciliata, Albizia procera, Adenanthera | ||
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, the pink cedar, is a large deciduous emergent tree native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its also known as Balangi or Kurungatti in India.
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Bird pollinator of acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Uses
This has been identified as one of the food plant for the endangered lion tailed macaque during the period of fruit scarcity.
Its used as shade trees in the coffee plantations in India. Its also a best suited tree for plantation in badly degraded areas which are not protected from cattle grazing. As per the bureau of Indian standards, the timber is recommended for making furniture and cabinets. and tea boxes
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References
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA