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Biancaea parviflora

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Prain) Mayta & Molinari

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Negeri Sembilan
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Palawan Island- Philippines
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Riverside woodland
• montane woodland
• primary forest and clearings
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Apr

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Spiny liana, small tree or sprawling shrub with bipinnate leaves spiny beneath, glabrous above, leaflets to 26mm x 9mm. Terminal or axillary panicles to 1000mm long with bracts to 6mm x 1mm, slightly fragrant yellow and purple flowers, banner purplish streaked, sepals to 7mm x 3mm, petals to 8mm x 4mm, fruit a ridged leathery beaked glabrous brown pod to 100mm x 35mm

Further References

• NYBG
• Elmer
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS