Schleinitzia novo-guineensis (Warb.) Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Schleinitzia

Characteristics

A tree from 4.5 to 20 m tall. It has spreading branches and a feathery crown. The young stems and leaf stalk are densely hairy. The leaves are sensitive. The leaflets are in 17-24 pairs each with 40-50 pairs of leaflets. These are 2-5 mm long and 0.5-1 mm wide. The flower heads are 1 cm across. The fruit or pods are red brown and straight. They are 4 to 8 cm long and 1.4 to 2 cm wide. They have 15-20 seeds. The seeds are black and shiny.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

A tropical plant. They are common on beach edges and coastal plains but one variety can grow up to 1800 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
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Distribution

Schleinitzia novo-guineensis world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu

Conservation status

Schleinitzia novo-guineensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517995-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192951
COL ID 4VDTK
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Synonyms

Schleinitzia microphylla Prosopis insularum subsp. novoguineensis Schleinitzia novo-guineensis var. novo-guineensis Piptadenia novo-guineensis Schleinitzia novo-guineensis

Lower taxons

Schleinitzia novoguineensis var. pubescens