Acrocarpus

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,^[1] Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand.^[2] Its also known as Balangi or Kurungatti^[3] in India.

Acrocarpus
Inflorescences.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Acrocarpus Wight ex Arn.
Species:	A. fraxinifolius
Binomial name
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.

Uses

The species has been identified as one of the food plants of the endangered lion-tailed macaque during periods of fruit scarcity.^[4]

It is used as a shade tree in coffee plantations in India, where it is also a considered a species of choice for establishment in plantations in badly degraded areas unprotected from cattle grazing.^[5] According to the bureau of Indian standards, the timber is recommended for the making of furniture, cabinets^[6] and tea boxes.^[7]