Cordyla richardii Planch. ex Milne-redh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cordyla

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 3-12 m tall. The bark is rough and dark brown. It is lighter on the branches. The leaf stalk is 11-31 cm long. There are 17-23 leaflets. These are oblong and 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are on leafless twigs from the previous year. The pods are oblong to round and 3-5 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are yellow and have 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cordyla richardii world distribution map, present in Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda

Conservation status

Cordyla richardii threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487142-1
WFO ID wfo-0000171475
COL ID YCPC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cordyla richardii