Family: CaesalpinaceaeDistribution: Native of tropical America, and naturalised in tropics. Photographed at Nellore on a tank bund.1-2m tall undershrub, branches hirsute, Leaves pinnate, 12-20cm long, leaflets 4-6pairs, ovate oblong, base obtuse, apex acute, densly appressed-hirsute. Flowers 1cm across, yellow, in axillary pairs. Pods 6-10cm long, densly villous, subterete, 3-5mm wide. The leaf paste along with lime and egg yoke is applied to fix fractured bones for cattle and also for humans in villages.Reference: Flora presidency of Madras by Gamble.
