Barbados pride, Coral Pea, Bead Tree

Where does Barbados pride grow?

Found in: Africa, American Samoa, Antigua-Barbuda, Arabia, Australia, Asia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chad, China, Congo, Cook Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, FSM, Fiji, French Guiana, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guianas, Guam, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Jamaica, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marquesas, Martinique, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Niue, North America, Pacific, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Pohnpei, Reunion, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South America, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies

Notes: There are 12 Adenanthera species in tropical Asia. Also as Mimosaceae.

Status: A minor edible leafy vegetable. Famine food. The seeds are especially eaten by children. Cooked seeds are sold in markets in Samoa. It is sold in local markets in Laos.

Growing Barbados pride, Coral Pea, Bead Tree

Cultivation: It is grown from seeds. The seeds should be soaked before sowing.

Edible Uses: The young leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The flowers are also eaten. The seeds are roasted and shelled and eaten. The seeds are also powdered to make coffee.

Production: It grows quickly. In the southern hemisphere flowering occurs November to February and fruiting from December to March.

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Barbados pride, Coral Pea, Bead Tree Photos

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