Adenanthera aglaosperma is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it grows in lowland evergreen rain forest.
Taxonomy The species was described by Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston in 1929.
According to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants and Plants of the World Online, the name Adenanthera bicolor is a synonym of Adenanthera aglaosperma.Adenanthera bicolor Moon ex Thwaites, in gbif.org, World Checklist of Vascular Plants.
Conservation status It is classed as a threatened species, with an abundance percentage of only 0.06%.Adenanthera bicolor (tree), in ecoregister.org. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.
Possible confusion Its seed, red with a black dot at the tip,Paul Starosta, Photo of a seed of Adenanthera bicolor. can be confused with that of Abrus precatorius.(fr) Cécile Mahé, Graines Léglise : il y en a une de trop ! (colliers de graines… la suite) , in la-sorciere-et-le-medecin.com.
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