Fabaceae
Adenanthera

Adenanthera microsperma Teijsm. & Binn.

First published in Natuurw. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 58 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to W. Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Diagnostic
It differs from A. pavonina, though not very satisfactorily or constantly, in its puberulous calyx and pedicels, pods twisted spirally before dehiscence, and the seeds 5–7 mm. in diameter.
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Acacia Coral, Agati, Agati Petite Feuille, Anaikuntumani, Anikundumani, Arbre a Eglise, Bead Tree, Bois Noir a Graines Rouges, Bois Noir a la Graine, Bois Noir de Bourbon, Bois Noir Rouge, Bonaramena, Circassian Seed, Conori, Corail Vegetale, Coral Wood,
[ILDIS]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/144293210/149023947

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use
Environmental, Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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