Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Syn. Acrocarpus combretiflorus

IUCN Red List Not Evaluated (NE)

Local name

  • Pink Cedar (English)
  • Mandania (Hindi)
  • Tokphal (Marathi)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
30m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius bark

Bark

Grey to greyish-brown, fairly smooth in young trees, becoming rough with shallow longitudinal fissures as the tree matures. Inner bark is reddish-brown.

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius leaves

Leaves

Bipinnate, about 30 cm long, bearing 3–4 pairs of pinnae with 5–6 paired, elliptical-lanceolate leaflets, each 7–10 cm long; young leaves bright red.

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius flower

Flower

Scarlet-red to orange, borne in dense, pendulous axillary racemes on leafless branches, producing abundant nectar.

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruit is an elongated and flattened pod, narrowly winged, 10-18 seeded.

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Did you know?

The plant genus Acrocarpus is nearly or strictly monotypic, meaning it contains just a single recognized species (Acrocarpus fraxinifolius).

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent to China (Guangxi, Yunnan) and Indo-China