Centrolobium tomentosum Guill. ex Benth.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Arariba rosa |
| Family Name : | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Centrolobium tomentosum |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | South America |
Uses
It is used in reforestation projects for restoring native woodland. A very decorative wood, it is used for cabinet making, furniture, ship building, indoor and outdoor hydraulic work, beams, canoes, wagons, general carpentry.
Description
Deciduous tree, dense, spreading crown, 10–12 m tall. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 13-17, oblong-ovate, pubescent, base obliquely truncate. Inflorescence a panicle. Flowers are papilionaceous, yellow. Fruit a pod, spiny, with a broad falcate-ovate wing.
