Millettia thonningii (Schumach. & Thonn.) Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Millettia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 9-12 m tall. It has several stems. It loses its leaves during the dry season of the year. The leaves have 7-9 narrowly oval leaflets. These are 4-7 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are purple. They appear with the young leaves.
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The purple flowers appearing with the young leaves
Easily confused with Lonchocarpus griffonianus
A deciduous tree, 30–40 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 9.14 - 12.19
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It often grows on termite mounds. It grows in areas with an average annual rainfall of 600-1,000 mm. It grows in savannah and secondary forest. In Brisbane Botanical gardens.
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Mixed deciduous forest; savannah, often by streams. A savannah and secondary forest species, often found on riverbanks, it occurs as clumps or thickets on plains usually associated with termitaria.
By streams in savannah country and often planted.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fetish fodder fuel material medicinal ornamental poison shade wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds. It can also be grown from root cuttings that have been allowed to form shoots.
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Images

Millettia thonningii unspecified picture

Distribution

Millettia thonningii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, India, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Millettia thonningii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507551-1
WFO ID wfo-0000200787
COL ID 43DD6
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Robinia thonningii Millettia atite Millettia thonningii Phaseoloides thonningii