STICKPEA

  • A low branching evergreen tropical shrub with complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 meters.
  • It contain lectins which are toxic to cancer cells myrectin, lupeol and ferulic acid.
  •  The shrub's year-round nectar and pollen attracts wildlife such as lorikeets and fruit bats.
  • The leaves are bipinnate with the flowers presenting as globose heads with small green petals and calyx.



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