Dalbergia pinnata (Lour.) Prain
Family
Leguminosae
Synonyms
Dalbergia tamarindifolia Roxb.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Semelit jangkar, lorotan haji (Peninsular). |
| Indonesia | Areuy ki loma (Sundanese), Dyad sambang (Java), jampak luyak (Lampung). |
| Philippines | Tikos-maiadon (Manobo). |
| Vietnam | Ch[af]m b[if]a [aw]n tr[aa]u (Vinh Phu), tr[aws]c l[as] me. |
Geographical Distributions
D. pinnata is distributed throughout India, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Description
D. pinnata is a shrub with climbing branches or a small tree that can reach up to 12 m tall.
The leaves are with (13-)21-35(-61) leaflets.
Inflorescence is an axillary, sometimes terminal which is up to 6 cm long. The flowers are about 6 mm long and whitish. The sepal teeth are short and subequal. There are 9(-10) stamens.
The 5-6 cm long fruit is linear-oblong.
Ecology / Cultivation
D. pinnata occurs in mixed deciduous forest and in open localities in evergreen forest, up to 1400 m altitude.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.