Virgilia oroboides (P.J.Bergius) T.M.Salter

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Virgilia

Characteristics

Small tree.. With 4–8 (or more) pairs of rather small narrow leaflets, tomentose beneath.. Racemes of white to pink or rosy-purple scented flowers; keel beaked, up to 1.5 cm. long.. Pods narrowly oblong, flattened, rather tardily dehiscent, 4–6 cm. long, tomentose.
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A small tree. The leaves have 4-8 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are in groups and pink to purple. They have a scent. The pods are 4-6 cm long and narrow and flattened.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist sites near the coast. Forest margins, most often beside streams or on river banks but also on hillsides and thickets; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The gum is eaten as a snack.
Uses gum material wood
Edible gums
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Virgilia oroboides world distribution map, present in Australia, India, Mauritius, and United States of America

Conservation status

Virgilia oroboides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525587-1
WFO ID wfo-0001056817
COL ID 6Z6GJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sophora oroboides Virgilia oroboides

Lower taxons

Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboides Virgilia oroboides subsp. ferruginea