Species
Dalbergia
IUCN
NCBI
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Global Distribution
Indo-Malesia, China, and Australia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Kollam, Ernakulam
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"Maharashtra: Raigad, Ratnagiri"
Perennial, Shrubs, Vines, twining, climbing, Woody throughout, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems greater than 2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules inconspicuous, absent, or caducous, Stipules deciduous, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 3, Leaflets 5-9, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Inflorescence panicles, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals white, Petals ochroleucous, cream colored, Banner petal suborbicular, broadly rounded, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing petals auriculate, Keel petals auriculate, spurred, or gibbous, Keel tips obtuse or rounded, not beaked, Keel petals fused on sides or at tip, Stamens 9-10, Stamens diadelphous, 9 united, 1 free, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit stipitate, Fruit unilocular, Fruit indehiscent, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit strongly curved, falcate, bent, or lunate, Fruits winged, carinate, or samaroid, Fruit coriaceous or becoming woody, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 1-seeded, Fruit 2-seeded, Seeds reniform, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
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| Rights holder/Author | Compiled from several sources by Dr. David Bogler, Missouri Botanical Garden in collaboration with the USDA NRCS NPDC |
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Climbers, shrubs or small trees. Stipules various; stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets alternate, rarely some subopposite. Inflorescences paniculate. Calyx campanulate, shortly 5-lobed. Corolla small, white to cream, sometimes flushed purplish. Fruit indehiscent, elliptic-oblong to oblong, usually flattened.
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| Rights holder/Author | Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Flora of Zimbabwe |
| Source | http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=749 |
"Scandent shrubs climbing by means of divaricate lateral twigs often hooked at the ends. Leaflets 5-7, 2-4.5 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic to obovate, base acute, apex rounded or emarginate, sparsely adpressed hairy beneath; petiolules c. 2 mm long; rachis 2-5 cm long. Inflorescence a simple or branched raceme, 1.8-3.7 cm long, axillary and on lateral abbreviated branchlets. Flowers 5-8 mm long, white. Calyx c. 4 mm long; lobes rounded or obtuse. Petals with claws longer than the calyx; standard ovate, slightly auricled. Ovary linear, stipitate 1-2-ovuled. Pods 2-3 x 1-1.5 cm, falcate-lunate, flat, acute, thick, 1-seeded. Seeds reniform, compressed."
Dalbergia
Árboles, arbustos sarmentosos o lianas. Hojas alternas, imparipinnadas o unifolioladas; folíolos alternos; estipelas ausentes; estípulas diminutas, deciduas. Flores bisexuales, zigomorfas, en racimos o panículas axilares o terminales; brácteas y bractéolas diminutas, deciduas o persistentes. Cáliz campanulado, con 5 lóbulos alargados, iguales o desiguales; corola blanca, amarilla o rosada, el estandarte orbicular u ovado, retuso, estrecho en la base, las alas usualmente más largas que la quilla; estambres 9-10, diadelfos o monadelfos; ovario súpero, unicarpelar, estipitado, pubescente, el estilo usualmente curvo, el estigma diminuto. Fruto una legumbre linear a redondeada, indehiscente, usualmente con los márgenes membranáceos; semillas pequeñas, lenticulares. Género tropical con alrededor de 100 especies.
Habit: Shrub
Dalbergia
Trees, clambering shrubs, or lianas. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate or unifoliolate; leaflets alternate; stipels absent; stipules minute, deciduous. Inflorescences of axillary or terminal racemes or panicles; bracts and bracteoles minute, deciduous or persistent. Calyx campanulate, with 5 elongate lobes, equal or unequal; corolla white, yellow, or pink, the standard rounded or ovate, retuse, narrow at the base, the wings usually longer than the keel; stamens 9-10, diadelphous or monadelphous; ovary superior, stipitate, pubescent, the style usually curved, the stigma minute. Fruit a linear to rounded legume, indehiscent, usually with the margins membranaceous; seeds small, lenticular. A tropical genus of about 100 species.
Mangrove swamps