Caesalpinia latisiliqua
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Description
Liana or small tree, up to 20 m; branchlets unarmed or with a few prickles.
Leaves: rachis 20-40 cm; pinnae 4-8 pairs, 7-13 cm.
Stipules triangular, c. 2 mm long.
Inflorescences axillary and terminal, paniculate, 30-100 cm long, the rachis unarmed; pedicels 10-20 mm, articulated at the base.
Flowers pubescent or glabrous.
Sepals: lowest one twice as long as the others, 7-15 by 6-8 mm.
Petals: standard arched, bilobed to about half of its length, 8 — 12( — 19) by 6-10(-14) mm, 1-2 mm wide at the base; the other petals 2-6 by 1.5-3 mm, shortly clawed or sessile, often ciliate.
Stamens far exserted; filaments c. 14(-22) mm; anthers 1-2 mm.
Seeds ellipsoid, 9-12 by 6-7 mm, flat, brown, dull.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Brunei present, Kalimantan present, Sarawak present); Philippines (Philippines present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Celebes (N, C & SE) present, Morobe Prov. present
Vietnam; in Malesia: Borneo (Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes (N, C & SE), Papua New Guinea (Morobe Prov.)