Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Common Name: काशीद

Etymology - Genus: Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush

Etymology - Species: From Siam (Thailand)

Ecosystem: Evergreen

Origin: Foreign

Location: Pune, Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill

Description: Evergreen Tree.Petiolate unipinnate leaf. No glands.Paripinnate leaflets in about 10-12 pairs of pinna. Leaf end mucronate (broad apex, with sharp point) distinct from S spectabilis.Yellow flowers are arranged in corymb inflorescence. Individual inflorescences are arranged in raceme towards the end of the branch.Filament is straight, less than 1 cm. Stamens varied in length. Style is light green, straight or curved.Flat long and narrow pods.Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.

Root type: Taproot-Woody hard

Stem Appearance: Tree

Stem Cross Section: Circular

Stem Texture:

Root-Stem-Bark Description: Evergreen Tree.

Leaf - Characters

Attachment: Pulvinus

Stipules: Exstipulate

Leaf Type: Unipinnate-Paripinnate

Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral

Leaf Description: Petiolate unipinnate leaf. No glands.

Leaflet - Characters

Lamina: Ovate

Lamina Bases: Oblique-rounded

Lamina Margins: Entire

Lamina Apices: Mucronate

Lamina Texture: Glabrous

Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate

Leaflet Description: Paripinnate leaflets in about 10-12 pairs of pinna. Leaf end mucronate (broad apex, with sharp point) distinct from S spectabilis.

Fruit type: Legume

Fruit type Description: Flat long and narrow pods.

Seed Type: Dicotyledon

Germination type: -

Dispersion Method: -

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Seed Description: Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.