Manjale booti – Bastard rose wood

Manjale booti (Dalbergia lanceolaria L. f.) one of the native trees in Kodagu which grows up to 20 m tall.Outer bark is brown and the inner bark is yellowish to orange in colour.

Kodava

Manjale booti

English

Bastard rose wood

Kannada

Shwetabeete, Hasaruganni, Bile beete

Botanical Name

Dalbergia lanceolaria L. f.

Family

FABOIDEAE

Flowering starts

October

Fruiting ends

March

Uses

The strong, hardwood used as timber for tool handles and agricultural implements. It is also used for carving, general construction work and for medicines. It can also be grown as an avenue tree and in gardens.