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Cynometra browneoides

Cynometra browneoides

(Harms) Rados.
Handkerchief Tree

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Maniltoa browneoides.





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Cynometra browneoides is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). Common names include handkerchief tree and pokok sapu tangan. It is a tree native to New Guinea. It has been introduced to Java and Sumatra.

It can grow from 5 m to 15 m. The stem is straight, round, brown and sympodial. Its leaf is green, pinnate, elongate with smooth margin, and pointed at both ends, with dimension of 7–14 cm long, 3–8 cm wide with 1–1,5 cm long petiole. Its root develops from the radicle and is brownish white. The leaves, fruits, and bark of this plant contain saponin, flavonoid, and polyphenol.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cynometra browneoides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
140849616/10/2018MalaysiaTerritorio Federal de Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cynometra browneoides – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 30/09/2026.