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Pterolobium punctatum

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Hemsley

Common Names

• Lao hu ci (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang - China
• Laos

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jun-Oct (China)

Fruiting Times

• Apr & Sep-Jan (China)

Prickly woody liana, pubescent stems with yellow hairy & thorns, bipinnate prickly leaves finely tomentose, pubescent axillary or terminal panicles or racemes 130mm x 25mm of 4.5mm flowers, 5 sepals 4mm long, glabrous petals 4mm long, fruit a villous winged pod to 60mm long

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine