Red bead tree
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Scientific name
Adenanthera pavonina L.
English Name
Red bead Tree
Malayalam name
മഞ്ചാടി
Common name
Circassian tree
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Planted as Avenue tree
- Leaves : bi-pinnate, alternate
- Flowers : pale yellow, clustered in axillary spiciform racemes
- Seeds : 15, red, smooth, shining.
How to use
- A red powder made from the wood is also used as an antiseptic paste.
- In ancient Indian medicine,the ground seeds are used to treat boils and inflammations
- A decoction of the leaves is used to treat gout and rheumatism
- The bark was used to wash hair
Uses
Inflammation and boils
Parts used
Seeds
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds.The seed coat is extremely hard and requires scarification; otherwise, germination may take 12 months or more. Pre-soaking the seed in warm water for 12–24 hours is the easiest method, with treated seeds achieving up to 100% germination in 1–10 days (commonly around 10 days). Seeds can be sown directly in the field, in nursery beds, or in containers, and young seedlings reach 8–30 cm in about 3 months.
