Royal shelf, a strange flowering plant in the forest of the courtyard canal.

Royal Shelf, scientific name, butterfly, Wong name, FABACEAE ()

The herbaceous appearance is up to 1.7 meters high, the leaves are single, the lower part of the tree is ovate, the edges are parallel to the spear, the leaves near the apex are banded, the tip is narrow, the tip is sharp, 1.3-5 centimeters wide, 5-20 centimeters long, the leaf surface is glabrous.

Yellow blossoms, on the outside, with reddish-brown lines draped throughout, into panicles 10-30 centimeters long, pea blossom-shaped sub-blossoms up to 2 centimeters, blossom petals, joined like bells.

5 petals, elliptical upper petals, curved ends, curved ends, elliptical side petals, parallel edges, welded lower petals, bilge-shaped ovaries, parallel edges, hairs, fruit, pods, baton-shaped, 1 cm wide, up to 5 centimeters long, sporadic hairs, curved sharp ends, when old, broken in the seams, seeds, small numbers.

Diversification, India to East Asia, southwest, in relatively open grasslands, of deciduous and montane forests, at altitudes of 150-850 meters, flowering and sticking pods during January-February.

Reference: Her Majesty Sirikit Botanical Garden Wood Book, Volume 7, Her Majesty Sirikit Botanical Garden Page

Photo: Klong Lan National Park - Khlong Lan National Park, Diamond Wall Province, Conservation Area Administration Bureau at 12 Nakhon Sawan

# Royal shelf # Canal Yard National Park # Diamond Wall # National Park Service