Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Lingoum marsupium (Roxb.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Karavenga Venga Venna
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka
Flowering and fruiting: September-October
Key identification features: Leaves imparipinnate, alternate; stipules small, lateral, cauducous; Flowers bisexual, yellow, in terminal and axillary panicles; corolla exserted; petals 5, all long-clawed, crisped along the margins; standard orbicular, wings oblique, obovate, auricled; keel petals oblique, small, slightly connate; stamens 10, monadelphous;
Uses: The resin is applied in the fore heads it is believed to drive away evil spirits. Menstruating women should not apply it. The bark is used while bathing infants to cure them of their 'twisted limbs'.
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