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| Common names: | Ice-cream bean tree (English) |
| Description: | Tree. Leaves largepetiole rufous-tomentose; rhachis almost 20 cm. long, tomentose like the petiole, conspicuously winged. Leaflets in 3-6 pairs. Inflorescence of pedunculate spikes. Flowers white. Pods with strongly thickened margins. Seeds embedded in the sweet, cottony, white aril, which gives it the name ice-cream bean, since their texture and sweetness are reminiscent of ice cream. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | edulis: edible. |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | South Tropical America. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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