Adenanthera
(from aden, a gland, and anthera, an anther; in reference to the anthers, which are each terminated by a deciduous, pedicellate gland). ORD. Leguminosae. A small genus of stove evergreen trees, with racemose spikes of small flowers and bipinnate or decompound leaves. They thrive well in a mixture of peat and loam. Increased by cuttings, which should be taken off at a joint and planted in heat in a pot of sand, placing a bell glass over them. A. chrysostachys (golden-spiked). fl. golden. h. 15ft. Mauritius, 1824. A. falcata (sickle-shaped). fl. yellowish. h. 6ft. India, 1812. A. pavonina (peacock-like).* Peacock Flower Fence. fl. white and yellow mixed. May, l. leaflets oval, obtuse, glabrous on both surfaces. h. 5ft. India, 1759.