Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First Floor, Timber section
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw008
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Ougeinia dalbergioides (new Name Desmodium oojeinense)
  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Upper godavari, Andra Pradesh
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Fabales
  Family :

Fabaceae  .
  Genus :

Ougeinia (Desmodium)
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Ougeinia dalbergioides (Desmodium oojeinense)
 

Author of Species

 :

Benth  ((Roxb.) H.Ohashi)
  Common/Trade Name :

Sandan
  Vernacular Name :

English:Sandan

Hawaiian:Panan, Panjan, Sar, Tinas, Tinsa

Hindi: Sandan

Kannada: Kalbenga

Marathi: Tunuz

Telugu: Tella-Modgu, chikkudu
  Distribution of Species :

Punjab eastwards to Bhutan. It is also common in Central and Northern India and in some parts of Southern India. It is an important species in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
 

Uses

 :

Sandan timber is used in the manufacture of agricultural implements, construction timbers, furniture and textile mill implements. The bark is used as a fish poison and to reduce fevers. A sap exudate is used to make a medicine to treat dysentery.
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

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