bio.wikisort.org - Plant

Ougeinia oojeinense, the Ujjain desmodium tree or sandan (also known as Desmodium oojeinense) is a flowering tree native to India and Nepal, and the only species in the genus Ougeinia.[1][2][3][4] It usually grows 6–12 meters tall.[2] Its leaves are quite large and trifoliate, with rigid, leathery leaflets. It can be identified by the dark brown, deeply cracked bark and the crooked trunk. The pink flowers bloom between February and May.[5] The fruit is a linear, flat pod, light brown in colour.[2] It is an introduced species in Pakistan.[1]

Ougeinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Desmodieae
Genus:	Ougeinia Benth.
Species:	O. oojeinensis
Binomial name
Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr.
Synonyms[1]
Dalbergia oojeinensis Roxb. Dalbergia ougeinensis Roxb. Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H.Ohashi Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth.

References

---