Synonyms: 

Lingoum marsupium (Roxb.) Kuntze

Pterocarpus bilobus G.Don

Systematic Position

Kingdom:  Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Native: India

Common Names

English – Malabar kino

Malayalam – വേങ്ങ

Description:

Pterocarpus marsupium, also known as Indian kino tree, is a species of tree with red wood and leaves used in traditional medicine.

Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in the plains.

Distribution: Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

Uses: Traditional medicine