Strongylodon macrobotrys a.gray

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Description:
Woody vine with rather thick stem. Leaves 3-foliolate, alternately arranged along the stem. Inflorescence c. 30⎼150 cm or longer; nodes of inflorescence (brachyblasts) lax; flowers jade green, with a pointed apex, each c. 4⎼6 cm long. Fruit pod ellipsoid, inflated or bloated, c. 8⎼13 cm long, 6 cm wide. Seeds 6⎼12 per pod, c. 3⎼4 x 1.2⎼2 cm, light brown, turning dark on exposure; hilum linear, to 4 cm long, with white spongy tissue.

References:
Fernando, E.S., V.B. Amoroso, D.N. Tandang, C.I. Banag, A.B. Lapis, W.S. Gruèzo, F.P. Coritico, F.A. Pollisco Jr., A.M. Palijon, M.D. Ching, F.P. Lansigan, C. Garcia-Francisco, N.M. Lita, A.M. Tagtag, & J.L. De Leon. 2021. Threatened Plants of the Philippines. 147p. Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-621-96498-0-3.
Fernando, E.S., B.Y. Sun, M.H. Suh, H.Y. Kong, & K.S. Koh. 2004. Flowering Plants and Ferns of Mt Makiling. 368p. ASEAN-Korea Environmental Cooperation Unit, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. ISBN 89-955147-1-X 96480.
Huang, S.F. 1991. Strongylodon (Leguminosae-Erythrininae), a revision of the genus. Wagenigen Agricultural University Papers 90-8, 1–74.
Madulid, D.A. 1995. A Pictorial Cyclopedia of Philippine Ornamental Plants. 388p. Bookmark, Inc., Makati, Philippines.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.

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