Serianthes myriadenia
(Bertero ex Guill.) Planch. ex Benth.
Fabaceae
Acacia myriadenia Bertero ex Guill.
Common Name:
General Information
Serianthes myriadenia is a tree growing 20 - 25 metres tall with a bole that can be up to 80cm in diameter[
516- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 12
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University
- Year
- 1931
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on plants, including one on the plants of New Caledonia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.
The tree is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017). The subpopulation on Raiatea is classified as 'Critically Endangered'[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Pacific - French Polynesia in the Austral Islands, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands.
Habitat
Forests and the banks of tidal estuaries. Rich rain forest soils[
516- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 12
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University
- Year
- 1931
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on plants, including one on the plants of New Caledonia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Near Threatened |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seed - roasted[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The red seeds are used in leis[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
The yellow-tinged wood is straight-grained, solid, elastic, resistant to water[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used for making wagons[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Highly valued as a traditionalwood for making canoes and paddles[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
