Most probably it is *Senna siamea* (= *Cassia siamea*) just as Muthu ji's hinted ... family Fabaceae. Commonly known as: Siamese cassia, Siamese senna, Thai cassia, Thailand shower ... no vernacular names Native of Indo-China, Malaysia; naturalized / cultivated throughout tropics.
Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Ganesh Dhamodkar < [email protected]> wrote: > a twig with pods > On Nov 28, 2012 10:56 AM, "Ganesh Dhamodkar" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> a friend of mine (and me too) is pretty curious about exactly what this >> tree is. We, as laymen, call it subabool (as we call many other similar >> trees). These are planted roadside in Nagpur and are very common. Please >> reply. Thank you! >> > -- > > > > --

