Millettia dura
Observed in a protected area at Nairobi National Park, Kenya. October 2016. Notice many insect-eaten holes, a sign this tree is indigenous.
FLOWERS: Purple pea-flowers in large, showy clusters.
TREE: Smaller examples are shrubby but reaches small tree size up to 13 m
tall.
LEAVES: Leaves are compound with about 6 pairs of ovate leaflets.
RANGE: Previously a common tree in upland areas but now uncommon due to over-harvesting for wood.
FRUIT: A thin, wing-like bean pod with a few seeds.
UNARMED.
