Botany
The national tree; big and growing to 33 meters nigh and 2 meters in diameter with an irregular fluted trunk. Leaves are compound, pinate, 15 to 30 cms long, ovate to elliptic in shape, with 5 to 9 leaflets per leaf.. Flowers February to May, numerous, in clusters, yellow and fragrant. Fruit is disc-shaped, flat, with winged margins.

A valuable timber for house construction and furniture making; noted for its hardiness and rapid growth. Grows well in bottom lands, wind-firm and less susceptible to disease and pests.

Distribution
Grown from seeds and cuttings.
Found in calcareous soil. Grows well in bottom lands.

Parts utilized:
Leaves, roots, bark

Properties
Nitrogen-fixing. Emetic and anti-bilous. Antibacterial.

Folkloric uses
- Young leaves and flowers are reportedly edible; the flowers, a source of honey.
- Infusion of the leaf used as shampoo.
- Used for bladder ailments, diarrhea, headache, stones, sores and dropsy.
- The young leaves applied to boils, prickly heat and ulcers.
- Decoction used as a gargle for sore throats; as an astringent; as a mouthwash for toothaches.
- Used to dissolve vesical calculi.
- The resin "kino" has similar actions as tannin and catechu. It is taken for its astringent effect in chronic diarrhea, leucorrhea, blenorrhea and hemorrhages. Used as a solution for enemas for prolapse of the rectum and anal fissure.
- Also a source of red dye and a gum.

Availability
Wild-crafted.