Botanical name:-Caesalpinia bonduc
Family name:-FABACEAE
Elish name:-Indian tree of heaven
Tamil name:-kalarci, kazhar-
Description:-A stout climbing shrub with finely grey pubescent stems and straight small prickles; leaves alternate, very large, compound, main branchis 12.5 cm long, cylindrical, finely woolly-pubescent.
Edibal parts:-None
Status:-Native
Distribution:-SriLanka, PapuaGuinea, China, UnitedStates, Mexico, Hawaii, Cuba; Jamaica;Puerto Rico Costa Rica; Nicaragua, Brazil, Tanzania , Ghana; Nigeria
Ayurvedic usage:-Fevers,Coughs, Worm diseases, Dysentery, Pimples, Piles.
Parts used to make medicine:-Seeds, Tender leaves.
Propagation:-Seeds