Hardwickia binata

• Botanical Name : Hardwickia binata Roxb.
• Common Name : Anjan
• Plant Family : Caesalpiniaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 18
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Hardwickia binata Plant :

• Habit : A tall tree with drooping branches and dark grey, rough bark.
• Leaves : Alternate, bifoliate, leaflets only 2, sessile, obliquely ovate, obtuse, glabrous.
• Flowers :
  • Yellowish-green in slender axillary racemes or terminal panicles, pedicellate.
  • Sepals onlong, obtuse, whitish or yellowish green, petaloid.
  • Stamens 10. Ovary oblong, stigma peltate.
• Fruit : Pods strap-shaped, narrowed at both ends, glabrous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : October-February
• Significance :
  • The leaves are given as fodder to cattle, which eat them greedily.
  • The wood is extremely durable and makes excellent piles for bridge foundations.