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#Dlium Red sandalwood (Adenanthera microsperma) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, small tree, straight stem, branching, branches at the top of the tree, reddish brown bark, grows in forests, agricultural land and roadsides.
A. microsperma has pinnate leaves, in pairs, up to 6 pairs, about 60 cm long. Single leaves are up to 22 cm long, have up to 17 leaves. The strands sit alternately, have short stalks, are oval in shape, up to 5 cm long, up to 2 cm wide.
Flowers in panicles. The fruit is a pod, green to black in color, opening when ripe. Seeds are red, round, slightly flat, shiny, about 1 cm wide.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Mimoseae
Genus: Adenanthera
Species: Adenanthera microsperma
Publications:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Chinese (simplified): 海红豆
Chinese (traditional): 小實孔雀豆 - 海紅豆 - 孔雀豆
English: Red Sandalwood
Slovak: korálkovec drobnosemenný
Hong Kong: 海紅豆 - 孔雀豆
Indonesian: Saga merah, Cendana merah, Saga cendana, Kayu cendana merah
Taiwan: 小實孔雀豆
Learn more: dlium.com/2024/07/red-sandalwood-adenanthera-microsperma.html
Location: Muntilan, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
Web: dlium.com
#Dlium Red sandalwood (Adenanthera microsperma) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, small tree, straight stem, branching, branches at the top of the tree, reddish brown bark, grows in forests, agricultural land and roadsides.
A. microsperma has pinnate leaves, in pairs, up to 6 pairs, about 60 cm long. Single leaves are up to 22 cm long, have up to 17 leaves. The strands sit alternately, have short stalks, are oval in shape, up to 5 cm long, up to 2 cm wide.
Flowers in panicles. The fruit is a pod, green to black in color, opening when ripe. Seeds are red, round, slightly flat, shiny, about 1 cm wide.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Mimoseae
Genus: Adenanthera
Species: Adenanthera microsperma
Publications:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Chinese (simplified): 海红豆
Chinese (traditional): 小實孔雀豆 - 海紅豆 - 孔雀豆
English: Red Sandalwood
Slovak: korálkovec drobnosemenný
Hong Kong: 海紅豆 - 孔雀豆
Indonesian: Saga merah, Cendana merah, Saga cendana, Kayu cendana merah
Taiwan: 小實孔雀豆
Learn more: dlium.com/2024/07/red-sandalwood-adenanthera-microsperma.html
Location: Muntilan, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
Web: dlium.com
