Karingali/ Karungali/ Kher/Cutch Tree/ Milmesha/ Ebony – Acacia catechu/ Diospyros ebunum

It is found all over India, including the Western Ghats, it is a deciduous, medium armed tree, grows up to 15 m tall. Leaves are small, bi-pinnate compounds and arranged oppositely, dark green, spiny; heartwood is the useful part. The flowers are pale yellow in color, small and have cylindrical spikes. The fruits are oblong…