Archidendron clypearia

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 10-15 m tall. The trunk is straight and cylinder shaped and has grooves along it. The bark is smooth or with fine cracks. The small branches are angled. The leaves are twice divided and have a leaflet at the end. They leaves are 15-50 cm long. There are 3-10 pairs of pinnae 2-15 cm long with 3-10 pairs of leaflets on each. The fruit are pods 20 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are twisted into a spiral. They are red when mature.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and swamp forest. It grows up to 1,700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, China, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cho tu mae

Synonyms

Abarema angulata (Benth.) Kosterm.; Abarema clypearia (Jack) "Kosterm., p.p."; Abarema clypearia (Jack) Kosterm.; Abarema clypearia var. angulata (Benth.) Kosterm.; Abarema clypearia subsp. velutina (Merr. & L.M. Perry) Verdc.; Abarema cuneadena (Kosterm.) Kosterm.; Abarema sessiliflora (Merr.) Kosterm.; Albizia angulata (Benth.) Kurz; Albizia heterophylla "Kurz, nom.nud."; Archidendron clypearia subsp. clypearia; Archidendron clypearia subsp. sessiliflorum (Merr.) I.C. Nielsen; Feuilleea clypearia (Jack) Kuntze; Feuilleea subacuta (Benth.) Kuntze; Inga acutangula "Graham, nom.nud."; Inga clypearia Jack; Inga dimidiata Hook. & Arn.; Inga falcifolia Hassk.; Inga falciformis "Hassk., nom.nud."; Inga fasciformis "Hassk., nom.nud."; Inga kawahurunae Voigt; Inga subfalcata "Zoll. & Moritzi, nom.rejic."; Mimosa heterophylla Roxb.; Mimosa scutifera var. casai Blanco; Mimosa trapezifolia "sensu Roxb., non Vahl, nom.nu"; Pithecellobium acutangulum Miq.; Pithecellobium angulatum Benth.; Pithecellobium clypearia (Jack) Benth.; Pithecellobium clypearia var. acuminatum Gagnep.; Pithecellobium cuneadenum Kosterm.; Pithecellobium falcifolium (Hassk.) Hassk.; Pithecellobium heterophylla (Roxb.) "J.F.Macbr., nom.nud."; Pithecellobium heterophyllum (Roxb.) J.F. Macbr.; Pithecellobium montanum Benth.; Pithecellobium montanum var. variegatum Miq.; Pithecellobium parvifolium "sensu Merr., non Benth., nom."; Pithecellobium prainianum Merr.; Pithecellobium sessiliflorum Merr.; Pithecellobium subacutum Benth.; Pithecellobium subacutum Thwaites;