Description:
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) »
Xylia xylocarpa ZY-lee-a -- from the Greek xylon, (wood); referring to the genus having very hard wood zy-lo-KAR-puh -- meaning, woody fruit commonly known as: Burma ironwood • Hindi: जंबू jambu • Kannada: ಅರಸು ತೇಗ arasu tega • Konkani: झांबा jamba • Malayalam: ഇരുള് irul, ഇരുമുള്ള് irunmull, കടമരം katamaram • Marathi: जांब or जांबा jamba, येरुळ yerul • Mizo: thing-uk • Oriya: kangada • Sanskrit कनककुली kanakakuli, शिंशपा shinshapa • Tamil: இருவேல் iruvel • Telugu: ఎర్ర చిన్నంగి erra chinnangi, కొండ తంగేడు konda tangedu Native to: India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References:
Flowers of India •
Forestry Compendium •
NPGS / GRIN •
ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 29 December 2009, 16:09. Source:
Xylia xylocarpa. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.