Biodiversity
Millettia brandisiana Kurz
- Name: Millettia brandisiana Kurz
- Quantity: 60
- Common Name: -
- Scientific Name: Millettia brandisiana Kurz
- Family: Leguminosae-Papilionoideae
- Type: Perennial plant
- Origin: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Biology and Ecology
- General Characteristics:
- 8-20 meters tall
- Black, fissured, and scaly bark
- Odd-pinnately compound pointy leaves, the upper side of the leaf in dark green, the other side in light green
- Fissured brown bark
- Racemose inflorescence, 5 petals in purple and white,
- Flat pods, flat round seeds
- Ecology:
- Mixed deciduous forests and dry dipterocarp forests
- Sandy loam soil
- Adapted to very dry conditions
Flowering/Fruiting Period :
- Flowering in December - March
- Fruiting in March - June
Benefits:
- Mostly used for decoration
- Wood: for making pulp
- Leaf: for consuming or mixing in curry