Red sandalwood (Adenanthera microsperma)

#Dlium Red sandalwood (Adenanthera microsperma) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, small tree, straight stem, branching, branches at the top of the tree, reddish brown bark, grows in forests, agricultural land and roadsides.

A. microsperma has pinnate leaves, in pairs, up to 6 pairs, about 60 cm long. Single leaves are up to 22 cm long, have up to 17 leaves. The strands sit alternately, have short stalks, are oval in shape, up to 5 cm long, up to 2 cm wide.

Flowers in panicles. The fruit is a pod, green to black in color, opening when ripe. Seeds are red, round, slightly flat, shiny, about 1 cm wide.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Mimoseae
Genus: Adenanthera
Species: Adenanthera microsperma

Publications:

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Arabic: خشب الصندل الأحمر
Bengali: লাল চন্দন
Chinese (Simplified): 海红豆
Chinese (Traditional): 小實孔雀豆 - 海紅豆、孔雀豆
English: Red Sandalwood
France: Bois de santal rouge
German: Rotes Sandelholz
Hebrew: אלגום אדום
Hindi: लाल चंदन
Hong Kong: 海紅豆、孔雀豆
Indonesian: Saga Cendana, Kayu cendana merah
Japanese: レッドサンダルウッド
Korean: 자단
Portuguese: Sândalo vermelho
Russian: Красный сандал
Spanish: Sándalo rojo
Taiwan: 小實孔雀豆
Thai: ไม้จันทน์สีแดง
Vietnamese: Gỗ đàn hương đỏ

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Location: Muntilan, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia.

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