Ornamental Rosewood Tree – Jewels on a String

•      Common name: Moulmein Rosewood
•     Botanical Name: Millettia peguensis/ Millettia ovalifolia.
•     Family Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Pea Family)
•     A beautiful small tree. Is covered with pink flowers in spring and early summer.
• ·  Native of the tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa.
• ·   Named after French Botanist J.L Millet.
•   The small flowers hang in 5 – 7.5 cm long drooping sprays.
•   Moulmein Rosewood is a small deciduous tree, planted mostly for ornamental purposes. It is really beautiful when in full bloom.
• · It blooms with racemes of mauve pea-like flowers. Leaves are pinnate and leaflets oval in shape.
• · This species is native to Lower Burma and Siam but it is cultivated in Burma, India and Pakistan.
• · Flowering: March-April.