Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott

Scholar tree (en), Sophora du Japon (fr), Arbre de miel (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Styphnolobium

Characteristics

Tree, 2-6 m high. Leaves imparipinnate, pale green. Leaflets 9-15 per leaf, ovate. Inflorescences of panicles borne at branch ends. Flowers creamy white. Calyx with narrowly campanulate tube, shortly toothed. Pod moniliform, fleshy, indehiscent or obscurely 2-valved, often beaked.
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Deciduous tree, up to 6 m high. Leaves with leaflets in 3-8 pairs; leaflets ovate to narrowly ovate, glaucous on lower surface. Flowers: in a fragrant, upright panicle; corolla white; Dec.-Feb. Pods resembling a string of beads, glabrous.
A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 6.75 - 9.75
Mature height (meter) 14.0 - 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open country; at elevations from 300 -1,000 metres in W. China.
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It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses dye environmental use fodder food forage forestry gum material medicinal ornamental paper poison social use tea wood
Edible flowers fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Hematemesis (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (flower), Astringents (flower), Hemostatics (flower), Liver diseases (flower), Abortifacient (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Apprehension (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Estrogenic (unspecified), Hematochezia (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Hemostatic (unspecified), Labor (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Orchitis (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Rejuvenation (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Preventitive(Aging) (unspecified), Convulsion (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Genital (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Pruritis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Antihypertensive agents (unspecified), Colitis, ulcerative (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified)
Human toxicity strong toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Styphnolobium japonicum leaf picture by Christine Grevy (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum leaf picture by magali boisard (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum leaf picture by Laurène Golain (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Styphnolobium japonicum flower picture by didier riviere (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum flower picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum flower picture by jean-Denis Legal (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Styphnolobium japonicum fruit picture by Joel Lopez (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum fruit picture by Del Prete Fabio (cc-by-sa)
Styphnolobium japonicum fruit picture by NED TRASSEBIL (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Styphnolobium japonicum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, France, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Moldova (Republic of), Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Province of China, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1119529-2
WFO ID wfo-0000186724
COL ID 53BWG
BDTFX ID 66500
INPN ID 125244
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Styphnolobium japonicum Sophora japonica Sophora sinensis Sophora korolkowii Pongamia chinensis Sophora angustifoliola Sophora vestita Anagyris sinensis Macrotropis foetida Sophora korolkowi Sophora korolkowi Sophora pubescens Sophora vaniotii Sophora pendula (lodd. ex sweet) d'ounous Styphnolobium japonicum f. oligophyllum Sophora japonica f. columnaris Sophora japonica f. oligophylla Sophora sinica Radiusia chinensis Anagyris chinensis Sophora griffithii subsp. korolkowii Sophora japonica f. pendula Sophora japonica f. praecox Sophora japonica f. violacea Ormosia esquirolii Sophora japonica var. vestita Sophora japonica var. pendula Styphnolobium japonicum var. pendulum Styphnolobium japonicum var. pubescens