Scientific Name :
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb.
Synonym :
Caesalpinia crista L.
Caesalpinia chinensis Roxb
Common Name : Crested fever nut
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Caesalpinaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to October
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Covered with hard yellow prickles
Leaves: Bipinnate, stipulate, leaflets elliptical, oblong, pinnae 6 to 8 pairs, leaflets 6 to 9 pairs, bubescent on ventral surface
Flowers: Bracteate, yellow, filaments with silky hairs
Inflorescence: Raceme, 15 cm long
Fruits: Pods, 1 or 2 seeded, colour lead
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH
Distribution Range : Tropics & Subtropics.
Uses : Used to treat brain disorders
Used in treatment of inflammatory diseases
