"Taxonomy: Binomial=Dichrostachys cinerea"Family= LeguminosaeLocal name: veluturu chettu(Telugu)Distribution: Common in scrub jungles of tropical areas. found in eastren ghats of south India Armed small trees, branchlets ending into spines,flowers in 2-4cm axilary spikes.Lower half pink flowers, sterile; upper half yellow, fertile. pods twisted.