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Family: Papilionaceae	Genus: Desmodium	Species: Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.) H.Ohashi ( सांदन )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth., Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr.	Flower Color	Blue - Purple
Common Name	Sandan	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Chariot tree	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Sandan	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	300-1500 m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Pods flat, 5 – 10 x 0.2 – 0.6 cm, jointed, joints reticulate veined.
Habitat	Dry deciduous forests	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	India and Nepal	Bark Details	The bark, varying from pale pinkish-brown to dark bluish grey, is somewhat rough and exfoliates in irregular thin soft scales.
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Trifoliate
Description of Species	Medium – sized, deciduous trees, to 12 m high; bark pale – brown, rough. Leaf rachis 5 – 12 cm long, swollen at base; leaflets broadly ovate or obliquely elliptic, terminal largest, 7.5 – 15 x 4.5 – 10 cm, rounded, entire, coriaceous. Flowers pale – pink or pinkish, 8 – 14 mm long, in short, fascicled racemes at the older nodes; bracts scale like. Calyx 3 – 5 mm long, pubescent. Corolla 5 – 14 mm long; vexillum suborbicular, emarginated; wings feathery; keel beaked. Pods flat, 5 – 10 x 0.2 – 0.6 cm, jointed, joints reticulate veined.	Leaf Details	Leaves pinnately trifoliate, smooth above and lightly pubescent below. Obovate leaflets generally 6-12 cm long, 2-15 cm wide, sizes varying greatly. Leaf margins entire.

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