Adenanthera bicolor

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Adenanthera bicolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Adenanthera
Species:
A. bicolor
Binomial name
Adenanthera bicolor
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Adenanthera bicolor is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Malaysia, [2] [3] and Sri Lanka.

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Taxonomy

According to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, the name Adenanthera bicolor is synonym with Adenanthera aglaosperma; [4] but The Plant List cited A. bicolor as "a misapplied name: In the past this name has been erroneously used to refer to Adenanthera aglaosperma Alston". [5] A more recent version gives the species as Adenanthera aglaosperma (accepted name) since December 2022, with A. bicolor as a synonym. [6]

Protection status

It is classed as a threatened species, with an abundance percentage of only 0.06%. [7]

Possible confusion

Its seed, red with a black dot at the tip, [8] can be confused with that of Abrus precatorius . [9]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Adenanthera bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T30842A9582318. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30842A9582318.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES of Tropical Tree Species along with their Vernacular Names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. Tree flora of Malaya: a manual for foresters, Volume 1, Pusat Penyelidekan Hutan (Malaysia), Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia, Longman, 1972 - Nature - 471 pages
  4. Adenanthera bicolor Moon ex Thwaites, in gbif.org, World Checklist of Vascular Plants.
  5. Adenanthera bicolor sensu auct., The Plant List.
  6. Adenanthera aglaosperma Alston, in wfoplantlist.org.
  7. Adenanthera bicolor (tree), in ecoregister.org.
  8. Paul Starosta, Photo of a seed of Adenanthera bicolor.
  9. (fr) Cécile Mahé, Graines Léglise : il y en a une de trop ! (colliers de graines… la suite), in la-sorciere-et-le-medecin.com.

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