Schleinitzia novoguineensis
(Warb.) Verdc.
gbif· cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Description
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.
Distribution
A tropical plant. They are common on beach edges and coastal plains but one variety can grow up to 1800 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands,
Production
It is often a short lived tree.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae. It is used as a tree legume to restore soils.
Synonyms
References (3)
- French, B.R., 2010, Food Plants of Solomon Islands. A Compendium. Food Plants International Inc. p 383
- Peekel, P.G., 1984, (Translation E.E.Henty), Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists, Division of Botany, Lae, PNG. p 210, 208
- Verdcourt, B., 1979, Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Botany Bulletin No 11, Division of Botany, Lae, Papua New Guinea. p 158, 160
