Modama - Modama

Japanese: モダマ - もだま

A large woody vine belonging to the subfamily Mimosa of the Fabaceae family, it produces exceptionally large fruits among its cousins. The fruits reach 120cm in length and 12cm in width. Its Japanese name means "algae ball," and is said to have been named after the seeds that wash up on the shore. A large woody vine. The leaves are evergreen, even-numbered bipinnate compound leaves that grow alternately. There are two pairs of pinnae. There are two to four pairs of leaflets, which are slightly distorted oblong, 3 to 8cm long, 1.5 to 4cm wide, and leathery and shiny. In summer, it produces slender spikes 12 to 25cm long that produce numerous yellow-green florets.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

マメ科ネムノキ亜科に属し，マメ科の中でも際立って大きな果実をつける，大型の木性つる植物。果実は長さ120cm，幅12cmに達する。和名は藻玉の意で，海岸に漂着する種子に基づいて名付けられたという。大型の木性つる植物。葉は常緑，偶数2回羽状複葉で互生する。羽片は2対ある。小葉は2～4対あり，ややゆがんだ長楕円形で長さ3～8cm，幅1.5～4cm，革質で光沢がある。夏に長さ12～25cmの細長い穂状花序を伸ばし，多数の黄緑色の小花をつける。

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