Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Seen in preparation of
Styphnolobium for the Flora of North America
Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott., Wiener
Z. Kunst. 3:844. 1830.
det. J. Sugar 2008 (NCSC)
The New York Botanical Garden
Cultivated Leguminosae of U.S.A
Sophora japonica L,
det. M. Nee, 1985
NEW YORK: Bronx Co., Bronx, grounds of the New
York Botanical Garden.
Tree, 12 m. tall, 50 cm. in diameter; twigs
green; foliage still dark green while leaves of
native tree species have turned color and about
half fallen. Inflorescence branches yellow-
green. Fruit abundant, green, nearly
translucent, juicy, just within the last week
have begun to shrivel and after falling to the
ground eagerly devoured by starlings (Sturna
vulgaris).
Coll.: M. Nee 32066
5 Nov. 1985
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