Archidendron clypearia (Jack) I.C.Nielsen.
| Synonym : | Pithecellobium angulatum Benth. Abarema angulata (Benth.) Kosterm. Feuilleea subacuta (Benth.) Kuntze Inga falcifolia Hassk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kuramara (B), Lopatho (Chakma). |
| English Name : | Monkey pod (E). |
| Family : | Mimosaceae |
| Disease : | Pain |
| Description : | A small to medium-sized, evergreen tree, young shoots and inflorescence rusty pubescent, branchlets sharply angled. Leaves bi- and paripinnate, lower leaflets much smaller and oblique than the upper pairs, the terminal leaflets 7-12 cm and the lowest ones about 2.5 cm long. Flowers whitish or yellowish in peduncled umbellate corymbs. Fruit a pod, 18-20 cm long, spirally twisted. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, usually growing in moist places by the side of streams. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Bark of the plant is used for the treatment of joint pain. |
| Habit : | Tree |