Pink Cedar

Acrocarpus is a genus of trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It comprises one species, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, the pink cedar, a large deciduous emergent tree native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. Its also known as Balangi or Kurungatti in India.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pink Cedar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Ailanthus fordii
• Cedrela odorata
• Chukrasia tabularis
• Cedrela fissilis
• Spondias pinnata
• Barnebydendron riedelii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Acrocarpus

Species

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

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