Taxon:  Adenanthera pavonina L.



Summary
Genus:
Adenanthera
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
1440
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:384.  1753
Verified:
06/23/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
16 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Adenanthera pavonina L. var. pavonina

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Seeds

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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  25. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
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  28. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  29. Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 1:83. Note: mentions
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  43. Whitmore, T. C., ed. 1972-. Tree flora of Malaya.
  44. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbeadtree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishCircassian-tree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishcoralwood  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishfalse jequirity  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishfalse red-sandalwood  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishred beadtree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishred beantree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishred sandalwood-tree  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishred-sandalwood  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishsandal beadtree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishsandalwood-tree  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishzumbictree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frenchbois de condori  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanCondoribaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanindischer Korallenbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Javanesesaga telik  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
Myanmarmai-chek  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
Portuguesecarolina  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishárbol del coral  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishkorallträd  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Thaima klam ton  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropicsKumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia. 50:188.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia   
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Christmas Island, Philippines, Singapore
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  7. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia. 50:188.
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  9. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  11. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  12. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  13. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  14. Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5:50.
  15. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  16. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  17. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  18. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materialswood Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicinesfolklore Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1440. Accessed 15 April 2026.