Falcataria — 1 species

Cultivation

Batai is a tree of low to medium elevations of the wetter tropics, succeeding from sea level to elevations of 1,200 metres. It succeeds in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the range 22 - 29°c and the mean annual rainfall is 2,000 - 4,000mm, averaging 2,800mm. It is adapted to peri-humid and monsoonal climates with a dry season of up to 4 months.