Balanji

Balanji (Acrocarpus fraxinifolius W. & A.) one of the native trees in Kodagu which grows up to 60 M tall. The stem is cylindrical with thin bark and light grey in colur. In the early spring,  as the tree first leafs out, red scarlet  flowers appear.

Kodava

Balanji

English

Shingle tree, Pink cedar

Kannada

Balanji, Hantige, Houlige

Botanical Name

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius W. & A.

Family

CAESALPINIOIDEAE

Flowering starts

February

Fruiting ends

May

Uses

Wood is used for interior trim, panelling, furniture and cabinet work. Within its native range it is also used for shingles, general construction, floors, stairways, doors, tea crates, beehive frames, and after being impregnated, for railway ties.