Archidendron bigeminum


Archidendron bigeminum is a tree species in the legume family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is known as "kalitiya - කලටිය" in Sinhala.
The World Conservation Monitoring Centre in the 1998 IUCN Redlist reviewed Abarema bigemina and Pithecellobium gracile as Vulnerable species. These are nowadays both considered junior synonyms of Archidendron bigeminum. It may be that the Indian population consists of a smaller-growing variety than that on Sri Lanka.

Synonyms

The complete list of junior synonyms is:Abarema abeywickramae Kosterm.Abarema bigemina Kosterm.Abarema monadelpha Kosterm.Abarema monadelpha Kosterm. var. gracile Kosterm.Archidendron monadelphum I.C.NielsenArchidendron monadelphum I.C.Nielsen var. gracile SanjappaInga bigemina Willd.Mimosa bigemina L.Mimosa monadelpha Roxb.Pithecellobium bigeminum Mart.Pithecellobium bigemium Mart.Pithecellobium gracile Bedd.Pithecellobium nicobaricum Prain