Sophora tomentosa: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Sophora
- Species
- Sophora tomentosa
- Scientific Name
- Sophora tomentosa
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Sophora tomentosa
Sophora tomentosa, commonly known as necklacepod, yellow necklacepod, and occasionally referred to as silver bush, is a pantropical shrub or small tree in the Fabaceae family. It typically grows 4 to 10 feet tall and is often found in coastal conditions and near wetlands. The name Necklacepod is derived from the characteristic string of seed pods that develop after its yellow flowers germinate into seeds.
Necklacepod is a nectar plant for bees, butterflies, and in parts of the Americas hummingbirds as well. It is suggested for use by native plant enthusiasts in Florida as a good landscape plant for xeriscaping but it only naturally occurs in coastal counties in the central and southern part of the state, while closely related varieties occur in Texas, and the Caribbean. The variety of Necklacepod growing in Australia is considered an endangered species in some areas due to the clearing of coastal habitat and displacement by invasive species.
In Sri Lanka, the plant is known as moodu murunga. The inedible pod has some similarities to the murunga (drumstick) pod. It has been used to make fish poisons, insect and spider repellents, especially in Africa.
...Sophora tomentosa in languages:
- Chinese
- 毛苦參
- Chinese
- 嶺南苦參
- Chinese
- 嶺南槐樹
- Chinese
- 絨毛槐、海南豆樹
- English
- Necklace pod
- English
- Sea-coast Laburnum
- French
- Sophore tomenteux
- Japanese
- イソフジ
- Portuguese
- Comandaíba
- Russian
- Софора войлочная
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Parent Taxon
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- Sophora mangarevaensis
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- Sophora rapaensis
- Sophora saxicola
- Sophora secundifolia
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- Sophora stenophylla
- Sophora tetraptera
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- Sophora tonkinensis
- Sophora toromiro
- Sophora velutina
- Sophora wightii
- Sophora yunnanensis
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