Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
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Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, the pink cedar, is a large deciduous emergent tree native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand [1] in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2] Its also known as Balangi or Kurungatti[3] in India.
Uses
This has been identified as one of the food plant for the endangered lion tailed macaque during the period of fruit scarcity.[4]
Its used as shade trees in the coffee plantations in India. Its also a best suited tree for plantation in badly degraded areas which are not protected from cattle grazing.[5] As per the bureau of Indian standards, the timber is recommended for making furniture and cabinets.[6] and tea boxes [7]
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References
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- ^ "A tree species reference and selection guide". worldagroforestry.org. Retrieved 23 Oct 2012.
- ^ Tejwani, K G. Agroforestery In India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 64.
- ^ Meghna, Krishnadas; Kumar, Ajith; K, Chandrasekhara (2011). "The response of the frugivorous lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) to a period of fruit scarcity". American Journal of Primatology. 73 (12): 4. doi:10.1002/ajp.20997.
- ^ J, Proctor (1986). "NOTES ON EVERGREEN RAINFORESTS OF KARNATAKA STATE, SOUTH-WEST INDIA". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 65: 232. JSTOR 42608089.
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/gov.in.is.13622.1993/is.13622.1993_djvu.txt
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/manualofthetimbe030145mbp/manualofthetimbe030145mbp_djvu.txt
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