Archidendron bigeminum (L.) I.C.Nielsen

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Archidendron

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The bark is reddish-brown. The leaves are alternate and twice divided. The leaf stem is 10-11 cm long with leaflets along the side. These are 11-13 cm long and slender. The flowers are white and in round heads. The tree have long twisted pods. They are 10 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are 3-8 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

CAUTION: The seeds produce dysentery. The seeds have been used as a spice to preserve fish.
Uses eating leaf vegetable medicinal spice
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Diuretics (aerial part), Parasympatholytics (aerial part), Leprosy (leaf), Hypoglycemia (seed), Poison (unspecified), Diabetes Mellitis (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Images

Archidendron bigeminum unspecified picture

Distribution

Archidendron bigeminum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal

Conservation status

Archidendron bigeminum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:914849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185962
COL ID G8SZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Pithecellobium bigeminum Pithecellobium gracile Pithecellobium nicobaricum Archidendron monadelphum Mimosa bigemina Mimosa monadelpha Abarema abeywickramae Inga bigemina Abarema bigemina Abarema monadelpha Archidendron bigeminum Pithecellobium monadelphum Albizia bigemina Inga wightiana Pithecellobium bigemium Feuilleea bigemina Spiroloba bigemina Inga annularis Archidendron monadelphum var. gracile Abarema monadelpha var. gracile