Description :

• This tree grows about 25 m seen in deciduous forests, nearly white bark with pale brown inner side.
• Leaves- bipinnate, compound leaves 3-4 cm long, glabrous, leaflets are oblong and obtuse.
• Flower: large terminal tomentose panicles.
• Fruits: pod,sessile, thin and flat.

Uses:

• The germinated seeds are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They contain crude protein 27 % dry matter.
• The seeds are a rich source of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and manganese.
• The leaves of it has antimicrobial property.
• The tree is suitable as a firebreak due to its fire resistance.