Common name: Bead Tree, Peacock Tree • Assamese: Kenderi
Botanical name:Adenanthera microspermaFamily:Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not family) Synonyms: Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma
Bead Tree is a large thornless deciduous tree with attractive leaves which
are double-compound. The tree looks handsome in bloom when white and yellow
flowers arise in short spikes. The seed pods split open to reveal the
bright red seeds which give it the common name bead tree.
Flowering: July-August.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
Photographed in Delhi University, Delhi.
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