Lonchocarpus domingensis

(Turpin ex Pers.) DC.

Santo Domingo lancepod, Guama tree

Fabaceae

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What to Eat

The pods are used medicinally.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open areas in humid conditions in rich calcium soils.

Africa, Asia, Bahamas, Caribbean*, Central America, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Indonesia, Panama, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, South America, West Indies,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belize, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The young branches are brown and with a coating. The leaves are compound with 7-11 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval. The flowers are in groups 20 cm long in the axils of leaves. They are pale violet to red. The fruit are pods with 2-3 seeds.

How to Grow

Plants are grown from seeds.

Medicinal Uses

Used in traditional medicine.

Notes

It is also used in medicine.

Names & Synonyms

Pohon genogeno, Pohon polong tombak

Cytisus major Sesse & Moc.Dalberghia domingensis Turpin ex Pers.

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 365