Archidendron ellipticum

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 20 m tall. The young branches have brown hairs. The leaves have 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets. They are 7-18 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. There are 2-6 flowers in heads. They are in groups near the ends of branches. The fruit is a pod curved into a circle. The seeds are 2 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Sarawak. It grows in broad evergreen forests up to 1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Abarema elliptica (Blanco) Kosterm.; Abarema waitzii (Kosterm.) Kosterm.; Feuilleea beccariana Kuntze; Inga elliptica Blume; Pithecellobium ellipticum (Blanco) Hassk.; Pithecellobium fasciculatum Benth.; Pithecellobium waitzii Kosterm.;