Dalbergia lanceolaria L. fil.

An ornamental tree with poor timber. The leaf, bark and root are reputed to have medicinal importance.

Large tree with smooth bark, branches glabrous. Leaf c. 7.0-15.0 cm long; leaflets 11-17, c. 2.5-5.0 cm long, ovate or obovate or elliptic, often emarginate, glabrous, glaucous. Inflorescence large axillary or terminal panicles flowers unilaterally arranged. Calyx silky pubescent, upper teeth obtuse, lower 3 longer and acute. Corolla dull white or pinkish. Vexillum c. 5-10 mm long. Stamens 10, in 2 groups of 5 stamens each. Fruit c. 5-8 cm long, narrowed at both ends, glabrous, usually 1-seeded; stipitate.

Nepal, India, Ceylon, Burma.

Distribution: Indigenous in India; cultivated in Lahore gardens.

Fl. Per.: May -July.