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Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen

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Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen
Archidendron bigeminum (L.)I.C.Nielsen
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAbarema abeywickramae Kosterm.
synonymAbarema bigemina (L.)Kosterm.
synonymAbarema monadelpha (Roxb.)Kosterm.
synonymAbarema monadelpha var. gracile (Bedd.)Kosterm.
synonymArchidendron monadelphum (Roxb.)I.C.Nielsen
synonymArchidendron monadelphum gracile (Bedd.)Sanjappa
synonymInga bigemina (L.)Willd.
synonymMimosa bigemina L.
synonymMimosa monadelpha Roxb.
synonymPithecellobium bigeminum (L.)Mart.
synonymPithecellobium bigemium (L.)Mart.
synonymPithecellobium gracile Bedd.
synonymPithecellobium nicobaricum Prain
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bachahu
Malayalam
  • Atthaperantha
  • Kattukonna
  • Muthakolappan
  • Pannivaka
  • Varikiri
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Tree
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
AttributionsDr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors
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StatusUNDER_CREATION
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References
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Tree
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    AttributionsDr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Evergreen trees; to 12 m high; bark reddish-brown, prominently lenticellate; blaze pink. Leaves bipinnate, alternate, stipulate; stipules inconspicuous; rachis 10-11 cm long, slender, pulvinate, pubescent, with a gland near its base; pinnae 2, opposite, 11-13 cm long, slender, puberulent, a gland in between 2 pinnae; leaflets 4-8, opposite, estipellate, with a gland in between every pair of leaflets; petiolule 4-5 mm; lamina 6.5-12 x 2.5-5 cm, obovate, oblong or elliptic-acuminate, base unequally acute, apex acuminate, margin entire, puberulent above and below, chartaceous; lateral nerves 8-14 pairs, pinnate, prominent, secondary lateral also prominent; intercostae reticulate. Flowers bisexual, white, in globose heads in terminal and axillary panicles; bracteoles lanceolate, persistent; calyx campanulate, 1.5 mm long, lobes 4, minute, acute; petals 4, basally connate, 4 mm long, lobes ovate, acute, valvate; stamens 4, monadelphous, much exserted; ovary sessile; style filiform; stigma minute; ovules many. Fruit a pod 10 x 1.5-2 cm, twisted, strap-shaped, dehiscent, red within; seeds 3-8, ovoid, smooth, without aril, funicle filiform.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      AttributionsDr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors
      StatusUNDER_CREATION
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: March-April
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        AttributionsDr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors
        StatusUNDER_CREATION
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          Morphology

          Growth Form

          Tree
          Tree
          No Data
          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat
          Forested areas
          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          AttributionsDr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors
          StatusUNDER_CREATION
          LicensesCC_BY
          References
            Semi-evergreen forests
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            AttributionsDr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors
            StatusUNDER_CREATION
            LicensesCC_BY
            References
              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: Assam, Meghalaya

              Indian Distribution

              Barak Valley

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              AttributionsDr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors
              StatusUNDER_CREATION
              LicensesCC_BY
              References
                Global Distribution

                South West India, Eastern Himalayas, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                AttributionsDr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors
                StatusUNDER_CREATION
                LicensesCC_BY
                References
                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  📚 Information Listing
                  References
                  1. Pithecellobium bigeminum (L.) Mart. ex Benth. in Hook.'s London J. Bot.3: 206. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 303. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 435(308). 1919.
                  2. Archidendron monadelphum (Roxb.) Nielson, Adansonia 19: 21. 1979; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 61. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 23. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 169. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 112. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 242. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 127. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 111. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 204. 2005.
                  3. Pithecellobium monadelphum (Roxb.) Kosterm., Reinwardtia 3: 11. 1954; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 100. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 94. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 152. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 176. 1994; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 171. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 189. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 123. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 238. 2002.
                  4. Archidendron bigeminum (L.) Neilson, Opera Bot. 76: 73. 1985; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 338. 2009.
                  5. Abarema bigemina (L.) Kosterm., Bull. Org. Sci. Res. Indonesia 51, f. 34,35. 1954; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 165. 1984.
                  6. Mimosa bigemina L., Sp. Pl. 517. 1753.
                  7. Mimosa monadelpha Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 544. 1832.
                  Information Listing > References
                  1. Pithecellobium bigeminum (L.) Mart. ex Benth. in Hook.'s London J. Bot.3: 206. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 303. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 435(308). 1919.
                  2. Archidendron monadelphum (Roxb.) Nielson, Adansonia 19: 21. 1979; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 61. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 23. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 169. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 112. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 242. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 127. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 111. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 204. 2005.
                  3. Pithecellobium monadelphum (Roxb.) Kosterm., Reinwardtia 3: 11. 1954; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 100. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 94. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 152. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 176. 1994; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 171. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 189. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 123. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 238. 2002.
                  4. Archidendron bigeminum (L.) Neilson, Opera Bot. 76: 73. 1985; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 338. 2009.
                  5. Abarema bigemina (L.) Kosterm., Bull. Org. Sci. Res. Indonesia 51, f. 34,35. 1954; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 165. 1984.
                  6. Mimosa bigemina L., Sp. Pl. 517. 1753.
                  7. Mimosa monadelpha Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 544. 1832.
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