Common name : Prickly sesban Botanical name : Sesbania aculeate Tamil name :Malai-murunkai ‘mountain drumstick tree’ . Small tree having brown dotted yellow flowers ; Flowers are edible ; Wood , fodder, manure are some ways it is useful in ; Natural gum is prepared from this tree ; Functions as source for paper fibre ; Can be planted to improve nitrogen strength to soil;Its beans are a medicine to treat ring worm and other skin infections ; Its function as a famine food is conscpicuous . In shot - Stems and leaflets of Prickly sesban .PD-self