Plant descriptions ²

Tip of the pinna rachis with a very well developed appendage, very acuminate, in the shape of a bird's head; pinnae 6 - 13 (-17) pairs; leaflets (12-)18 - 38 pairs, not larger than 6.5 1.3 mm; Stamens (20-) 30 - 40 mm, pink towards the apex; pods appearing glabrous or almost so to the naked eye.

Elevation ²

Up to 100 m.

Similar species ²

A. bernieri resembles A. polyphylla . The distinctive 'bird's head' shaped mucro at the apices of the pinna-rachises is characteristic of A. bernieri , although it is also found to a much reduced extent in A. polyphylla .

Référence ²

David Du Puy & al. 2002.- The Leguminosae of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa
2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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