Hardwickia
| Hardwickia | |
|---|---|
| Leaves of an anjan tree | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Detarieae |
| Genus: | Hardwickia Roxb. (1811) |
| Species: | H. binata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hardwickia binata Roxb. (1819) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hardwickia trapeziformis Graham (1831), not validly publ. | |
Hardwickia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the subfamily Detarioideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The only species is the anjan, Hardwickia binata, a tree which is native to India and Bangladesh, and which grows to height of 25-30 meters. This plant genus was named after Thomas Hardwicke by William Roxburgh.