Ormosia monosperma (Sw.) Urb., Fabaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 1 (Go to the risk assessment).

Other Latin names:  Ormosia dasycarpa A. B. Jacks.; Sophora monosperma Sw.

Common name(s): [more details]

English: African bead tree, bead tree, necklace tree, snakewood

French: caconier

Habit:  tree

Description:  "A tree to 17 m high where indigenous.  The leaflets, usually 7-11, are up to 20 x 6 cm, and the petals are dark purple, the standard with a white spot.  The fruits are densely velutinous, up to 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm and with 1-3 seeds, these red and black and up to 17 x 17 x 11 mm"  (Smith, 1985; p. 152).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Rarotonga Island	introduced cultivated	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island	introduced cultivated	Smith, Albert C. (1985) (p. 152) Vouchers cited: DA 1564, DA 7298
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced cultivated	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Hawai‘i (Big) Island		Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1979) (voucher ID: BISH 436361) Taxon name on voucher: Ormosia monosperma (Sw.) Urb.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (year unknown) (voucher ID: PTBG 24887) Taxon name on voucher: Ormosia monosperma

Control:  If you know of control methods for Ormosia monosperma, please let us know.