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Adenanthera pavonina L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Adenanthera L.

Adenanthera pavonina L. [Preferred name]
    Adenanthera gersenii Scheff. {Synonym}
    Adenanthera polita Miq. {Doubtful synonym}
    Corallaria parvifolia Rumph. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Acacia Coral [4]; Agati [1941]; Agati Petite Feuille [1941]; Arbre a Eglise [1790]; Bead Tree [2, 1941, 2968]; Boir Noir Rouge [3053]; Boir Noir a Graines Rouges [3066]; Boir Noir a la Graine [3057]; Boir Noir de Bourbon [3057]; Bois Noir Rouge [1915]; Bois Noir a Graines Rouges [1915]; Bois Noir a la Graine [3057]; Bois Noir de Bourbon [1915]; Bonaramena [3402]; Circassian Bean [3157]; Circassian Seed [1056]; Conori [3402]; Corail Vegetale [1790]; Coral Wood [2]; Coralitos [2157]; Curly Bean [453]; Deleite [2157]; Delicia [2157]; Dilmawi [1790]; Graine-reglisse [1790]; Jumbi Bead [1790]; Kafe Bonara [3402]; L'Eglise [1790]; Lagati [3058]; Lera [2264]; Oeil De Paon [3402]; Paina [2968]; Peacock Flower-fence [2968]; Peonia [2157]; Peonia Extranjera [2157]; Pitipitio [2968]; Pomea [2266]; Popoa [2968]; Red Bead Tree [1056, 2264]; Red Sandalwood [1790, 1941]; Red Sandalwood Tree [2968]; Reglisse [2157]; Vaivai Ni Vavalagi [2264]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (I) [8]; Chad (I) [64]; Ghana (I) [8]; Guinea Bissau (I) [5]; Mozambique (I) [6]; Nigeria (I) [3]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [7]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3383]; Brunei (N) [3939]; Burma (N) [1915, 3002]; Cambodia (N) [1913]; China (N) [1913, 3011]; India (N) [1913, 1914, 1915, 1947, 3011, 3017, 3019, 3027, 3035, 3042, 3092, 3094, 3101, 3371, 3375, 3377, 3616, 3674]; Assam [1914]; Bihar [3371]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Karnataka [3019]; Kerala [3674]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3101]; Meghalaya [3042]; Punjab [3377]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3035]; West Bengal [3616]; Indonesia (N) [261, 1999, 2022, 2998]; Irian Jaya (N) [261, 1999]; Jawa (N) [2022]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (N) [1913]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [1999, 2022]; Malaysia (N) [1913, 2022, 2999]; Moluccas (N) [1999, 2022]; Myanmar (N) [1913, 1914, 1915]; Pakistan (I) [2010]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [1999, 2022, 3066]; Philippines (I) [1999, 2022]; Sabah (N) [2999]; Singapore (I) [3011]; Sri Lanka (N) [1913, 1915, 1927, 1999]; Sulawesi (N) [1999, 2022]; Sumatera (N) [2022]; Taiwan (I) [1931]; Thailand (N) [1998, 3002]; Vietnam (N) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1913, 1999]; Northern Territory [1999]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261, 1999]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (I) [1790]; Bahamas (I) [2153]; Barbados (I) [1790]; Cayman Is (I) [453]; Dominica (I) [1790]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]; Grenada (I) [1790]; Guadeloupe (I) [1790]; Haiti (I) [2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]; Martinique (I) [1790]; Montserrat (I) [1790]; St Kitts-Nevis (I) [1790]; St Lucia (I) [1790]; St Vincent (I) [1790]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (U) [1941]; Alphonse Group [1941]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Coetivy I [1941]; Andaman Is (N) [1914, 3389]; Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Maldives (U) [3062, 3617]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Nicobar Is (N) [3366]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (U) [1941]
  North America
United States (I) [1431, 3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [1999]; Bougainville (N) [261]; Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (U) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Solomon Is (N) [261, 1999]
  South America
Brazil (I) [1114, 1414]; French Guiana (I) [1408]; Surinam (I) [2285]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 7, 261, 453, 1056, 1790, 1913, 1915, 1927, 1931, 1941, 1998, 1999, 2022, 2111, 2153, 2157, 3011, 3057, 3386, 3402, 3898] ; Distribution Map [3] ; Illustration [261, 1790, 1913, 1915, 1931, 1998, 1999, 2153, 2157]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1915] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1915] [1941] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1915] [1941] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM [1], 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1999-05 Heald J, 2003-11

  
USES:
  Chemical products [1927, 1999, 3030]; Domestic [1915, 1927, 1999, 3034]; Environmental [2, 261, 1915, 1999, 3402]; Food and Drink [261, 1999]; Medicine [1913, 1915, 1927, 3030]; Miscellaneous [261, 1927, 2264]; Wood [2, 261, 1915, 1927, 1999, 3030, 3057]

  
NOTES:
  Infusion of leaves relieves dysentry [1913]
  Seeds used as jewellers weights [1927]
  Frequently cultivated. [261]
  Introduced to India prehistorically. [1999]
  Posibly indigenous to Seychelles. [1941]

  
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