[limxuanhong]

I saw this plant in the chinese newspapers and found it interesting... Adenanthera bicolor

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/adenbi1b.jpg

Taxonomy
Kingdom PLANTAE
Phylum TRACHEOPHYTA
Class MAGNOLIOPSIDA
Order FABALES
Family LEGUMINOSAE

In IUCN list of endangered species. Chicken eyes (Adenanthera bicolor), another species of Adenanthera native to Sri Lanka. The seeds are similar to Circassian seeds except they have a black spot at one end.

There is another plant which looks similar: Abrus precatorius

http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/05/5/5683.jpg
http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db26/Fotos-Knoch/Abrus%20precatorius%20Paternostererbse%204.jpg


This species in the legume family (Fabaceae) have bright red seeds, some of which are very poisonous if ingested. Like Circassian seeds, the seeds from a common tropical vine called "precatory bean" or "rosary bean" (Abrus precatorius) were used by Goldsmiths of East Asia. In spite of a deadly protein within the seed called abrin, the red and black seeds of rosary beans were used as standard weights for weighing gold and silver. Each seed has a remarkably uniform weight of 1/10th of a gram.

Anyone seen these plants in the SBG?

[hunkebun]

Anyone seen these plants in the SBG?


Not seen ler. Wah the seeds very nice. Pretty flowers too. Actually should be able to grow in Singapore. Wonder why Nparks not plant?

If got seeds, can give me? I can make jewellery.

This post has been edited by hunkebun: 19 September 2006 - 09:25 AM

[limxuanhong]

The nespaper says SBG has this plant...but dunno where?