Английская Википедия:Biancaea decapetala

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Seed pods and seeds

Biancaea decapetala, commonly known as shoofly, Mauritius or Mysore thorn or the cat's claw, is a tropical tree species originating in India.

Introduced range

B. decapetala has been introduced to Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawai‘i, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Kenya and South Africa. It has become a seriously problematic invasive species in many locations.Шаблон:Citation needed

Description

B. decapetala is as a robust, thorny, evergreen shrub Шаблон:Convert high or climber up to Шаблон:Convert or higher; often forming dense thickets; the stems are covered with minute golden hair; the stem thorns are straight to hooked, numerous, and not in regular rows or confined to nodes. The leaves are dark green, paler beneath, not glossy, up to Шаблон:Convert long; leaflets up to Шаблон:Convert wide. The flowers are pale yellow, in elongated, erect clusters Шаблон:Convert long. Fruit are brown, woody pods, flattened, unsegmented, smooth, sharply beaked at apex, about Шаблон:Convert long.Шаблон:Citation needed

Habit and reproduction

In Hawai‘i, where B. decapetala has the local name pōpoki, it forms impenetrable brambles, climbs high up trees, closes off pastures to animals and impedes forest pathways. Trailing branches root where they touch the ground. The medium-sized seeds may be dispersed by rodents and granivorous birds and running water.Шаблон:Citation needed

References

• Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Biancaea decapetala Шаблон:Webarchive

External links

• EOL
• Шаблон:AfricanPlants