Botanical Name - Dalbergia paniculata

----- D. paniculata, Roxb. ; F.B.I. II-236. Brandi's Ind. Trees, 236. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 254. Vern. Sopera, Tel.

----- A large deciduous tree which has leaves and pod exactly like those of D. lanceolaria, but the panicle is much smaller Leaflets 9-13, turning black in drying, 1 in. long, pubescent along mid-rib, from a rounded base oblong, obtuse, often emarginate. Flowers bluish-white, nearly sessile, crowded in thort densely brown silky racemes, these arranged in compact terminal panicles. Calyx 1/8 in. sub-sessile, densely silky ; seeth acute. Corolla twice the length of the calyx ; the keel much shorter than the other plants. Pod narrowed at both ends, I-2 seeded.

----- The wood is of a peculiar structure, yellowish-white, soft to moderately hard , in concentric belts separated by narrow bands of best tissue. The peculiarity of structure is attributed to hte formation of s successive cambium ringes ( Gamble ). A very common tree throughout the Telingana districts, easily recognised by it all stem and smooth grey bark . In disafforested land it often remains the only tree life standing , being too useless to cut . The wood weight about 48 Ibs, per c. ft.