Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme
(DC.) Brummitt
Cathormion
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Pods
The pods are roasted and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests near mangroves and is often on land that is periodically flooded. It grows up to 100 m above sea level.
Asia, Australia*, Malesia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. Small trees have stems that are thorny. Larger trees have flaky bark. The leaves have leaflets without stalks. The leaflets are 2-4 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. Flower stalks are 3-4 mm long. The fruit is a flat pod 10-20 cm long. It is constricted between the seeds and it breaks into one seeded segments when mature.
Notes
There are 145-150 Albizia species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics. Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Mullar
Albizia monilifera (DC.) F. Muell.Feuilleea monilifera (Benth.) KuntzeInga moniliformis DC.Pithecellobium moniliforme (DC.) Benth.
References (3)
- Bailey, F. M., 1913, Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants. Queensland Government. p 164 (As Pithecellobium moniliferum)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 17 (As Albizia monilifera F. Muell.)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 31(As Albizia moniliforme)
