Dalbergia menoeides Prain

Adema, F., Ohashi, H. & Sunarno, B., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 17. The genus Dalbergia, Blumea 61 (3), pp. 186-206 : 196

18. Dalbergia menoeides Prain — Fig. 2h

Dalbergia menoeides Prain (1897a) 120; (1897b) 453;(1904) 64, t. 41; Ridl. (1922) 591;Backer & Bakh.f. (1964) 614; Niyomdham (2002) 145. — Type: Scortechini 1392 (K), Perak, Krian.

Distribution — Thailand; Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia (Perak), Java, Celebes (Talaud).

Habitat & Ecology — Mangrove or fresh water swamps, along rivers, near sea, in brackish water in muddy places. Altitude up to 1 m. Flowering and fruiting: February, April, May.

Note — The fruits are similar to those of D. candenatensis . The latter species differs greatly in its leaflets and the size of the fruits. A rare species with a disjunct distribution. The specimen from Talaud (Lam 2510a) differs in its more patent indument (twigs, petioles, rachises, midribs). Its pods, however, are very similar to those of the type specimen as depicted by Prain (1904, t. 41). Niyomdham (2002) records the species for Central Thailand, Bangkok.

Figures

Fig. 2 Pods of Dalbergia species. — Type a: a. D. albertisii Prain; b. D. beccarii Prain; c. D. bintuluensis Sunarno & H.Ohashi; d. D. cumingiana Benth.; e. D. kunstleri Prain; f. D. parviflora Roxb. — Type b: g. D. candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain; h. D. menoeides Prain. — Type c: i. D. ferruginea Roxb. (a: NGF 37165 (Womersley); b: Versteeg 1117; c: S 15593 (Ilias Paie); d: BS 18872 (McGregor); e: Hallier 1170; f: SAN 98760 (Amin Sigun); g: Zippelius 70/b; h: Lam 250a; i: SAN102075 (Lee et al.)). — Drawing by Esmée Winkel.