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Namnam (Cynometra cauliflora)

Namnam ( Cynometra cauliflora ) is a plant species in the Fabaceae family. It is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching up to 15 meters in height, with a relatively dense, monopodial crown and zigzag-shaped twigs. The trunk is cylindrical and knobby, with bark that ranges from smooth to warty and from brownish to gray in color. The wood is dense, pale white, and hard in certain parts. It has a taproot that is brownish-white. The leaves are arranged alternately and are compound, consisting of a single pair of leaflets attached to a 2–8 mm petiole. The leaflets are oblong to obliquely ovate (asymmetrical), with entire margins, rounded bases, and pointed tips. Their surfaces are smooth and glossy, featuring pinnate venation and a fine texture. Measuring 5.5–6.5 cm in length and 2.0–4.5 cm in width, the leaflets are nearly sessile, leathery, and hang downward; they are dark green and shiny. Young leaves appear white or bright red and hang limply, resembling a handkerchief. The inflorescen...

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a plant species in the Fabaceae family; it is an annual, climbing herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 1–2 meters. Its leaves are pinnate, consisting of two leaflets and a terminal tendril that coils around other plants or supporting structures. The flowers 2–3.5 cm in size, and possess a strong fragrance. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Fabeae Genus: Lathyrus L. in Sp. Pl.: 729 (1753) Subgenus: Lathyrus Section: Lathyrus Species: Lathyrus odoratus L. in Sp. Pl.: 732 (1753) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Pisum odoratum (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 50 (1901) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Lathyrus cyprius Rech.f. in Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 43: 37 (1949) Lathyrus maccaguenii Tod. ex Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 201 (1878) Lathyrus odoratus var. albus Alef. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 151 (1861) Lathyrus odoratus var. ater Al...

Kenari (Canarium indicum)

Kenari ( Canarium indicum ) is a plant species in the Burseraceae family. It is a dioecious, evergreen tree characterized by a large, dense crown and a cylindrical trunk that can reach a height of 45 meters and a diameter of 1 meter, with a sympodial branching pattern. The tree develops buttress roots that can grow several meters high, and its bark is layered. The trunk grows at a rate of 2.8 meters in height and 3 centimeters in diameter per year. The outer bark is gray, brownish-gray, or yellowish-brown, with a texture ranging from smooth to scaly and spotted. The inner bark is reddish-brown to pinkish-brown and exudes a milky sap. The leaves are compound, imparipinnate, and arranged spirally, consisting of 7–15 leaflets positioned opposite one another. The leaflets are oblong, measuring 12–36 cm in length and 4.4–21 cm in width. The base of each leaflet is rounded and slightly asymmetrical, the apex is acuminate, the margin is entire (smooth), and the surface is glabrous; the petio...