Parkia roxburghii G. Don (Mimosaceae Syn. P.javaniica (Lamk.)Merr. is a large tree upto 25 m high with spreading branches. Leaves upto 6 cm long, bipinnate, pinnae 8-30 pairs, 4-12 cm long leaflets 40-80 pairs, 0.4-0.6 x 0.1-0.3 cm, oblique-oblong, glabrous Flowers 1-1.5 cm long in long peduncled heads, calyx 5 cleft, corolla pale yellow , stamens 10, pods 25-50 x 3.5-4 cm , mostly green in colour and are found in a cluster of 20-40 pods from a single stalk. Seed about 15-30 nos. in each pod, oval shaped, and deep black in colour. Vernacular names: Manipur-urohi (Assamese) , Manipuri seem (Bengali), supota/kharial (Hindi) , Zongto (Mizo), Yongchak (Manipuri). Aoelgap(Garo), Bire-phang (Kachari), Themuk-arang (Mikir), Unkamn-pinching(Naga). Distribution: Indo-Malaya, North-East India, Sylhet. Phenology: FIowers: Oct-Dec ;Fruits : Dec-April. Economic Importance: In Manipur it is considered as the most costly vegetable. Both flowers and pods are eaten as vegetable. The cost of single pod ranges from Rs.2/- to Rs.3/- at the early stage. The price increases as soon as the fruit gets maturity. The tree bean being a leguminous plant is rich in protein and amino acids. The protein percentage ranges from 30-36 % while amino acid number ranges from 8-12 (Singh. L J 1986). At the age of 6 years the plant starts its production, however full bearing stage is after 10 years only. The life span of this tree may be 80-90 years or even more. In favourable season a full grown plant bears 10,000 -15,000 pods. So, a single plant can yield approx. Rs.8.000 /- to 10,000 /- per annum. (Singh. L.J. 1986): The cost of the seeds per Kg. range from Rs. 100 /- to Rs.120 /- (Approx. 1000 seeds = I Kg.) The Manipuri takes this vegetable as raw in preparation of "SINGJU", a typical Manipuri salad. Sometime this may be mixed with fish and in preparation of typical delicious curry the "IROMBA". Mizos, Garos, Kacharis, Nagas, Mikirs are also consuming the pods as vegetables. The timber is also used as firewood. The Dimasa Kacharis use the bark in the form of paste as plaster in eczema. In Malaya, both seeds and pods are valued in medicine. Pods pounded in water are also used for washing the head and face. Bark and the leaves are employed in making lotion for skin diseases and ulcer. The bark is reported to be suitable for tanning; it is used for dyeing nets in Philippines. This tree can easily be propagated through seeds. l or 2 yrs. old seedlings can be transplanted in the field and approximately 110 plants can be planted in I ha. of land. Future Prospects: In most of the hilly states of North East India, the forest lands are becoming barren due to the practice of Jhum cultivation. The rotation cycle is now even coming down to 2-3 yrs. Hence, it causes serious ecological problem. Now it is time to think of fast growing plant having economic potentiality, which may help in maintaining ecological balance as well as to uplift the socio-economic status of the Jhumiers. The Parkia roxburghii, a fast growing leguminous species bearing economic fruits will be one of the suitable species for reclamation of abandoned Jhum land and also for Agro-forestry system of cultivation., The maintenance is not required because being a legume it will also enrich soil through nitrogen fixation. Thus, like Manipur and Mizoram other North East state may take up large scale plantation of this species on priority basis.