Biancaea decapetala

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Growing form

Scrambling, very prickly evergreen shrub, climber or tree

Size

0.5-10 m

Stem

Bark rough at the base, smoother and cream-green above. Older stems have large thorns, younger branches covered in hairs and with sharp prickles

Leaf

Bipinnate, compound leaves, dark green above, paler beneath, up to 30 cm long. Each leaf consists of 3-15 pairs of pinnae, each pinna having 5-12 pairs of leaflets, elliptic-oblong to ovate, rounded at the apex.

Flower

Bipinnate, compound leaves, dark green above, paler beneath, up to 30 cm long. Each leaf consists of 3-15 pairs of pinnae, each pinna having 5-12 pairs of leaflets, elliptic-oblong to ovate, rounded at the apex.Pale yellow, 2,5-3 cm in diameter.  Appear in racemes in leaf axils and at the end of branches.

Fruit and seed

Dehiscent pods 6-11 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, containing 4-9 black ellipsoid, flattened, black seeds.
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
MR.1
Scientific name
Biancaea decapetala
Author
(Roth) O. Deg.
Vernacular names
  • idänpistopalko (Finnish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.5009396
Taxon rank
species
Expert
  • Jouko Rikkinen
DNA barcode sequences
Biancaea decapetala
3 public records
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
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