Adenanthera malayana subsp. malayana

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Adenanthera malayana subsp. malayana

Description

Tree to 45 m high, 250 cm girth, sometimes with buttresses to 1.2 by 0.6 m. Leaves: Stipules not seen. Petals whitish, turning yellow, elliptic, acute, 2.5-3 mm, glabrous. Stamens whitish, turning yellow, 3.5-4.5 mm; Ovary 1.5-2 mm, with scattered appressed hairs; Seeds c. 10, glossy red and black, obovoid, ellipsoid, or orbicular, biconvex, 6.5-8 by 6.7-7 by 4-4.5 mm, distal black spot c. 5-6 mm wide and 2 mm high;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Uses

Frequently planted in villages and at roadsides. See also Burkill (l.c.).

Notes

Variable regarding size and form of leaflets. Leaflets in flowering specimens usually small and acute, and thin just below the inflorescence.