Dendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth.
Petai Laut
Shrub or small tree grow 2-6 m tall leaves compound, odd pinnate, lateral leaflets egg-shaped, obovate to elliptic flower white 13 mm long fruit pod, thick elongated, leathery, consist of 3-8 segments
It is a shrub or tree suitable for gardens, parks and roadsides for borders or screens. The plant is considered astringent. Young leaves cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
A decoction of the leaves is drunk locally as a general tonic is sometimes grown to stabilize sandy soils.
Mainly found along rivers and stream banks, on plains and lowlands, and in particular on beach fronts and frontal dunes. Wood can be used as posts, and small poles. wood used for fuel.
Desmodium umbellatum (L) DC
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