Common name : powder puff flower, pink tassel flower, pink powderpuff, Surinamese stickpea
Classification : Magnoliophyta - Magnoliopsida- Fabales - Fabaceae - Mimosoideae - Ingeae
Origin : South American
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Description :
Fast growing evergreen shrub/small tree, can grow up to 15 feet in height.
Leaves alternate, evenly bipinnate compound. Leaflet 2 -4 inch, oblong, entire margin.
Flower pink colour, pleasant fragrance, showy.
Fruit pod 3- 6 inch length, flat, turn brown and dry when matured, dehiscent, contain 5 -6 seeds.
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Cultivation :
Propagation by seeds.
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