Rajagiri Flora

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Red Bead Tree
Botanical Name

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Common Name Red Bead Tree
Local Name മഞ്ചാടി
Family Fabaceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae 

The tree is deciduous, native to southern Asia and northern Australasia, with a height of 15-18 m. Bipinnate leaves with ovate-oblong leaflets, flowers racemes, fruit is pod containing 8-12 hard, bright red seeds.

  • It is an ornamental garden plant having medicinal properties, valuable timber used in boat-building, making furniture and for firewood.
Botanical Name

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Common Name Red Bead Tree
Local Name മഞ്ചാടി
Family Fabaceae
Campus Location

Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad

Systematic position
Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae 

The tree is deciduous, native to southern Asia and northern Australasia, with a height of 15-18 m. Bipinnate leaves with ovate-oblong leaflets, flowers racemes, fruit is pod containing 8-12 hard, bright red seeds.

  • It is an ornamental garden plant having medicinal properties, valuable timber used in boat-building, making furniture and for firewood.