Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr.

A medium sized tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It often has a crooked trunk. The bark is scaly like crocodile skin. It has a red gum when cut. It grows about 10 m high. The leaves are 8-20 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. They are bright green above and have pale dots underneath. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are pale pink or white. They are in dense round clusters. They are produced on the old wood. The flowers are in groups of 3 and the petals are thick and fleshy. The fruit is a narrow pod. It is 5-10 cm long and 0.1 cm wide. There are 2-5 seeds. These are 1 cm wide and smooth and brown. Seed germinate on the parent plant. The fruit is sweet and edible.

A tropical plant. It grows along the waters edge and forms thick impenetrable belts.

The flowers are eaten boiled. They are mixed with rice.

Plants are grown from seed. These germinate on the tree and grown in the mud.