Ougeinia oojeinense, the Ujjain desmodium tree or sandan (also known as Desmodium oojeinense), is a flowering tree native to India and Nepal, and the only species in the genus Ougeinia.[1][2][3][4] It usually grows 6–12 meters tall.[2] Its leaves are quite large and trifoliate, with rigid, leathery leaflets. It can be identified by the dark brown, deeply cracked bark and the crooked trunk. The pink flowers bloom between February and May.[5] The fruit is a linear, flat pod, light brown in colour.[2] It is an introduced species in Pakistan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Millettioids |
| Tribe: | Desmodieae |
| Genus: | Ougeinia Benth. |
| Species: | O. oojeinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr.
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sandan", Flowers of India, retrieved 1 August 2015
- ^ Ohashi, H. (1973). "The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae)". Ginkgoana. 1: 1–318.
- ^ Bisby, Frank (1994). Phytochemical Dictionary of the Leguminosae (1st ed.). London: Chapman & Hall. p. 774. ISBN 9780412397707.
- ^ "Ougeinia oojeinensis, (Roxb.) Hochreut", Silviculture of Species, Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, retrieved 1 August 2015
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