Botanical Terms - Adenanthera (subfamily *Mimosoideae, family *Fabaceae)

Botanical Terms - Adenanthera (subfamily *Mimosoideae, family *Fabaceae) a group of trees, many of which are widely used as shade trees. Due to the firm, red seeds of A. pavonina, one of the oldest known weight systems has been used for millennia in India and Sri Lanka to weigh gold and other items. There are four kinds, and they can be found in the Pacific islands and southern China