Mazhar Botanic Garden

Sophora tomentosa L.

Necklace pod yellow necklace pod Silver bush

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sophora
Species: tomentosa
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000704
English name: Necklace pod, yellow necklace pod, Silver bush
Arabic name: صوفورا صفراء
Native: Southern Florida and South Texas
Country: Florida
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub up to 45 m tall leaves pinnate, 18 cm long, and 11-15 pairs, leaflets oval or round, covered densely with gray-white hair below, without hair above flowers yellow in dense clusters fruit pods 7-10 cm long

Ornamental plant. Roadside shrub. Parks & Gardens. Small Gardens, Coastal, Beachfront / Shoreline, Hedge / Screening. Medicinal. Its seed oil is reputed to be a good expectorant and can be applied externally to soothe painful bones. Smaller doses are applied as an antidote in food poisoning and stings of poisonous fish. 

Sophora tomentosa f aurea Yakovlev

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Texture: Calcareous Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 7.2-8.4

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.