Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.)
Benth., Pl. Jungh. (1852)
Latin for 'with umbells', referring to the inflorescences.
Synonyms
Aeschinomene arborea Blanco, Dendrolobium australe (Willd.)
Benth., Dendrolobium umbellatum var. majus Miq., Dendrolobium
umbellatum var. obtusissimus Blume ex Miq., Desmodium australe (Willd.)
DC., Desmodium umbellatum (L.) DC., Hedysarum australe Willd.,
Hedysarum umbellatum L.
Description
Understorey tree up to 13 m tall and 13 cm dbh. Stipules present. Leaves
alternate, tri-foliate compound, leaflets with small petiolules, penni-veined,
hairy below. Flowers ca. 10 mm long, white, placed in umbells. Fruits ca. 30 mm
long, green-yellow-brown, beaded, slightly curved pods.
Ecology
In coastal, mostly beach, vegetation up to 100 m altitude. On sandy to rocky
soils.
Distribution
Pan-tropical. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and
East-Kalimantan.
