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Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Ortega) Gandhi & Reveal

Texas mountain Laurel Mescal Bean

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000412
English name: Texas mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean
Arabic name: صوفورا زرقاء
Native: Texas, New Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub or small tree, growing  to 10 m tall leaves lustrous, leathery, dark green flowers  blue-purple, fragrant pods semi-woody with bright red poisonous seeds

Ornamental tree. A yellow dye is obtained from wood. Street tree.

Calia secundiflora (Ortega) Yakovlev, Sophora secundiflora (Ortega) Lag ex DC

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Mid winter to spring
Zone: 7 : 10
pH range: 6.6-8.5

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