Red Sandalwood (Adenanthera pavonina)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Adenanthera pavonina, the Red Sandalwood or Coral Tree is cultivated for forage, as an ornamental garden plant or urban tree. It is a non-climbing species of leguminous tree useful for nitrogen fixation. It has many uses including food and drink, traditional medicine, timber, an ornamental garden plant/urban tree and as a shade tree. It has an attractive, spreading canopy. It flowers early spring to late summer fruiting in mid summer to autumn.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste like soya beans and contain 25% oil plus 39% protein. — Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable.; A minor edible leafy vegetable.; Seed - raw or cooked.; They can be roasted, shelled and then eaten with rice.

Habitat & North American Range

Deciduous forests at low elevations in both primary and secondary formations, sometimes in calcareous soils. Locally common in many Pacific Islands along roadsides, dry open forest and disturbed areas from sea-level to lower montane. (Zone 10)