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[[File:Adenanthera pavoninaThe flowers of clove tree in Pemba island.jpgJPG|thumb|right|''KsharakaLavanga'', ''Adenanthera pavoninaSyzygium aromaticum'']]'''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze, Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae), atree. cultivated Cultivated in many parts of the. world and also to a considerable extent in South India flower buds collected twice a year, In the months of October and February when they change colour from green to crimson, dried carefully and separated from their peduncles. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> 

{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|petiole Petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|cymesCymes|Pale yellow|10| calyx Calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.}}

[[File:Adenanthera pavoninaSyzygium aromaticum on tree.jpg|thumb|right|''Ksharaka'', ''Adenanthera pavonina'']]'''Ksharaka''', Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliageFile:Syzygium aromaticum kz2. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of usesjpgFile:Syzygium aromaticum1. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.jpg