Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Macroptilium atropurpureum


  [   PIER species information  ]   [  More images of this species  ]   [   PIER home  ]

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Pods of siratro are straight, about 7.5cm long and many seeded. They dehisce violently when ripe and the 2 halves of the pod curl together spirally.

Photo by R. P. Ellis courtesy Ecoport.
(source URL: http://www.ecoport.org/)


Need more info? Have questions? Comments? Information to contribute? Contact PIER! (pier@hear.org)

  [   PIER species information  ]   [  More images of this species  ]   [   PIER home  ]

This page was created on 4/25/2008 and was last updated on 4/25/2008.