Adenanthera microsperma Teijsm. & Binn. (Syn: Adenanthera microsperma var. luteosemiralis G.A. Fu & Y.K. Yang; Adenanthera pavonina auct. (Misapplied); Adenanthera pavonina var. luteosemiralis (G.A. Fu & Y.K. Yang) X.Y. Zhu; Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.C. Nielsen; Adenanthera tamarindifolia Pierre);
Bead Tree, Peacock Tree • Assamese: Kenderi;
Adenanthera microsperma Teijsm & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië. 27: 58. 1864. Syn: A. pavonina var. microsperma (Teijsm. & Binn.) I. C. Nielsen Deciduous tree with bipinnate leaves; pinnae 3-5 pairs; leaflets 4-7 pairs oblong or ovate, 25-35 mm long; flowers white or yellowish, fragrant, in spike-like racemes, distinctly pedicellate; petals oblong, 3-4 mm long; pod curved, becoming coiled after dehiscence, up to 20 cm long; seeds scarlet, ellipsoidal, 5-8 mm long. A few trees in DU campus, flowering in July-August, a few flushes in April-May commanly known as Rakt chandan References: |
Adenanthera microsperma
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