Jand ( ਜੰਡ ) is a Punjabi word for the banyan tree or Prosopis cineraria (also sometimes called Prosopis spicigera) which grows wild in many of the drier parts of Punjab. It is a small to medium size tree growing to about 6 m (20 feet), found mainly in desert of India. Common names include: Ghaf (United Arab Emirates), khejri, jant/janti, sangri (Rajasthan), jand (Punjabi), kandi (Sind), sami, sumri (Gujarat). Its trade name is kandi. It is an evergreen thorny tree, with slender branches armed with conical thorns and with light bluish-green foliage. The leaflets are dark green with thin casting of light shade.