Millettia thonningii 2

Description:

Description: Millettia thonningii Fabaceae -(Papilionoideae) Deciduous tree growing to about 10 m. Purple flowers appear with young leaves. Native : Africa (Congo, Ghana, Nigeria), common name in Africa: Turburku Fruit (seedpod) can be seen in the photo below - is a dehiscent pod, 12-15 cm long and 18-25 mm broad, sharply beaked, cuneate at the base, glabrous, smooth, flat and woody, usually containing 3-6 discoid black seeds about 10 mm across. www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/afdbases/af/.. Location: Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia. Date: 28 November 2010, 14:58. Source: Millettia thonningii - flowering tree (2photos) Uploaded by berichard. Author: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia. Camera location27° 28′ 35.45″ S, 152° 58′ 24.14″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-27.476514; 152.973372.