Archidendron globosum (Blume) Nielsen, Adansonia ser. 2, 19, 1 (1979)
Latin for 'sphere-shaped'.

Synonyms
Abarema globosa (Blume) Kosterm., Abarema kiahii Kosterm., Albizia rostrata Blume ex Miq., Feuilleea rostrata (Blume ex Miq.) O.Kuntze, Feuilleea similis O.Kuntze, Inga globosa Blume, Pithecellobium affine Baker ex Benth., Pithecellobium globosum (Blume) Kosterm., Pithecellobium rostratum (Blume ex Miq.) Miq.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 22 m tall and 28 m tall. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, yellowish, with protruding stamens, flowers placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 65 mm diameter, reddish-orange, curled, dehiscent pods. Seeds black, remaining attached to opened pod.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 100 m altitude. Along rivers on sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
Roots used for poulticing boils. Wood locally used for beams. The fruits are used in curries and chutnies.

Distribution
Burma, Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (East-Kalimantan).