The English or the more popular name of the plant is Red Kutch. But there are other lesser common names of the plant. They are khadira in Sanskrit, kachu in Kannad, kannali in Malayalam, lal khair in Marathi, karamgali in Tamil and Sandra in Telegu. The botanical name of the plant on the other hand is Acacia chundra Willd. The original home of the plant is peninsular India and Myanmar. It is generally found in the scrub forests of western and southern India in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on dry, rocky soils.

Red Kutch is a small tree with smooth and glabrous branches. It has pale purple brown branches and a dark brown bark. The flowers of this plant are yellowish white in colour and the pods are thin, flat and glabrous. In Karnataka, flowers bloom in the months of April to September and the fruits are generally seen in the period between August to January.

The stem bark has an astringent property and is applied to boils and ulcers in the form of an antiseptic. A paste prepared from the bark and leaves is used externally to relieve abscesses.

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