Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Size

30-60 m

Stem

Bark on old trees is brownish-black, hard and fissured. In younger stems bark smooth and grey. The tree contains resinous gum.

Leaf

Leaves have 8-21 pairs of pinnae, each with 15-70 pairs of leaflets. Bipinnate leaflets, compound leaves small (<4 mm). 

Flower

Red-orange, pale-green, in dense axillary racemes. Flowers when the tree is leafless. 

Fruit and seed

Flattened pod. Seeds winged. 

Source: Pinkka e-learning: IPS-175 Flora and vegetation of East Africa - Crop plants, weeds and invading species CC BY 4.0

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Observations
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Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Author
Wight ex Arn.
Vernacular names
  • saarnitikaripalko (Finnish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.5009353
Taxon rank
species
Expert
  • Jouko Rikkinen
DNA barcode sequences
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
4 public records
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants