Adenanthera

  • Authority

    Isley, Duane. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily. Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (1): 1-152.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Adenanthera

  • Description

    Genus Description - Unarmed trees. Leaves bipinnate, large, and with large leaflets. Stipules not evident. Inflorescences of elongate, axillary or terminally congested racemes. Calyx campanulate, barely lobed; corolla segments basally coherent or nearly free; stamens 10, scarcely exserted; anthers with a deciduous, apical gland. Ovary sessile. Legume dehiscent, oblong, compressed but turgid, straight or curved; valves coriaceous, separating along both margins at maturity and twisting. Seeds red.

  • Discussion

    CBN probably n = 13 (determination, one species). Literature: Britton and Rose (1928).

  • Distribution

    Ca 10 species of southern Asia to Australia. One introduced in the United States.

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