Plant descriptions ²

Leaves with 11 - 15 (-19) leaflets; Leaflets thin-textured, narrowly ovate to narrowly oblong, mostly tapering and subacute at the apex. Fruit 8.5 - 12 x 3.5 - 5 cm, usually 1-seeded, with the pericarp thickened, corky, strongly net-veined and fissured over the seed.

Elevation ²

Up to 500 m.

Similar species ²

The flower indicates an affinity with D. greveana, which can easily distinguished by its much smaller fruit (3-6.5 cm long) and its leaves with only 7-9 (-11) leaflets which are thicker in texture.

Référence ²

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

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• iNat taxon page
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• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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