Family: Leguminoseae
Chuukese name: Simweta
English name: Dwarf Poinciana
Kosraen name: Putin
Pohnpeian name: Sehmuda
Yapese name: Waripig
Location collected: Outside South Park Restaurant
Date collected: December 05, 98
Collected by: Brigeen Perman
Vegetative characteristics:
Habit: An erect, woody shrub that grows to about 18 feet in height;
Leaf shape and morphology: a loose, open crown or delicat, fernlike, gray-green leaves
Stem type: Lignified stem
Floral characteristics: butterfly-like, bright yellow-orange flowers, each about 11/2 inches, flowers are clusteredat tips of branches, outer flowers blooming first, each flower has 5 petals and 5 sepals with 10 anthers; after flowering, many flat, woody, dark brown seedpods appear, each about 5 inches long
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