Fabaceae

Pink cedar

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acrocarpus

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Pink cedar: 2 year old stand of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius at Riomweri Village in Keumbu, Kenya. This stand of trees has helped counter erosion problems in the immediate area — Photo: Trees ForTheFuture, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)

Bangla: মুঁদানী
Burmese: တောင်မန်ကျဉ်းပင်
Chinese: 頂果樹, 顶果树, 树顶豆, 格郎央, 泡椿, 顶果木
Czech: Akrokarpus jasanolistý
English: Pink cedar
Hindi: मंडानिया, मंधानी, मुंडानी, मुंदानी
Javanese: Dlimas
Malayalam: നരിവേങ്ങ
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉလႅမ်း
Swahili: Mti-kivuli
Tamil: அக்ரோகார்பஸ் ஃபெராக்சினிபோலியஸ்

Synonyms

Acrocarpus combretiflorus Teijsm. & Binn.
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius var. guangxiensis X.L.Mo & Y.Wei
Acrocarpus grandis (Miq.) Miq.
Mezoneuron grande Miq.
Mezonevron grande Miq.

Photos

Photo: Trees ForTheFuture, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trees ForTheFuture, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Christian Bell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ramwik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ramwik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.