Archidendron vaillantii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Salmon bean (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Archidendron

Characteristics

Tree to 25 m tall. Leaves glabrous; axes with deeply recessed glands at base of pinnae and leaflet pairs, occasionally some absent; pinnae (1-) or 2-jugate; leaflets 2–4-jugate, with petiolules 2–6 mm long, elliptic to oval, acute to acuminate with obtuse tip, (3.5–) 8–18 (–22.5) cm long, (2.5–) 3–11 (–13) cm wide. Inflorescences terminal, ± appressed-puberulous; axis to 22 cm long; peduncles 1–3.5 cm long, subfasciculate. Flowers in clusters of 4–8, on pedicels 2–7 mm long, yellow, golden-sericeous; calyx campanulate, 9–17 mm long, truncate or crenulate marginally; corolla funnel-shaped, 25–35 mm long. Pod once-coiled, 5–10 cm long, c. 15 mm wide, fleshy-coriaceous, bright orange or reddish, glabrous. Seeds obovoid, c. 10 mm long, 5 mm diam., black.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in rainforest and monsoon forest.
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Rainforest and monsoon forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Archidendron vaillantii world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Archidendron vaillantii threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185991
COL ID G8WB
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Synonyms

Archidendron vaillantii Albizia vaillantii Pithecellobium vaillantii Affonsea vaillantii Albizia vaillantii var. pentzkeana