Local Name : Mondani (Assamese), Mandania (Hindi), Mundani (Bengali)
Scientific Name: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.
English Name : Pink Cedar
| Bark | Smooth and Exfoliating |
| Commercial Value | Timber |
| Final Financial Return | ₹30,000-₹40,000 |
| Final Harvesting Period | 20 Years-40 Years |
| Flower Color | Dull red to orange |
| Flowering Time | January and February |
| Fruit Type | Pod |
| Fruiting Time | May, June and April |
| Growth Rate | Moderate Fast |
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic and Lanceolate |
| Nursery technique | Pre-treated seeds are sown broadcast in shaded nursery beds, as soon as possible after collection. Germination starts early in 2-3 weeks. Seedlings are pricked out with ball of earth 8cm x 8cm, in unshaded beds as soon as seedlings are big enough to handle, during monsoon rains of the same year. Watering is done daily till germination, and on alternate days thereafter. Beds should be kept well weeded. Plants are fit for planting out in the rainy season the same year. |
| Plant parts used | Wood |
| Planting mechanism | Mondani fruits ripen April-June and get dispersed thereafter. Profuse natural regeneration comes up in clear-felled and cultivated areas along the foothills in moist deciduous and evergreen forests |
| Seed Collection Time | April, May and June |
| Site Suitability | Upper Assam and Barak Valley |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
