- English Common Name
- Yellow Necklacepod, Yellow Sophora
- Scientific name
- Sophora tomentosa
- Taxonomy
- Order: Fabales, Family: Fabaceae
- Size
- 2 m – 3m (height)
- Species Distribution
- Amami Group and southward, Taiwan, Asia and Pacific Islands in tropical to subtropical areas
- Okinawan Common Name
- Habuyuki-gee, Hama-mami, Hama-mahme, Ikaki
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Endangered
- It is a shrub that grows on beach shores. Its thick cuticle along with the dense hairs on the underside of its leaves protect the plant from sea spray.
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- Updated April 2018
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