Schleinitzia fosbergii

Schleinitzia fosbergii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name strand tangantangan.

The inflorescence is a small globular cluster of tiny white five-petaled flowers which may be bisexual or functionally male.

The fruit is a hard, flattened, brown or black pod up to 11 centimeters long.

The most rainfall comes during July through October and annual precipitation usually amounts to 2000 to 2500 millimeters.

The plant grows on coastal strands, including oceanside cliffs, just beyond the high-tide mark.

Schleinitzia fosbergii, Yigo , Guam, among Scaevola taccada and Casuarina equisetifolia on coastal limestone.
Schleinitzia fosbergii leaves, Yigo, Guam.
Schleinitzia fosbergii leaves closing in the evening, Yigo, Guam.jpg
Schleinitzia fosbergii seed pods, Yigo, Guam
Schleinitzia fosbergii stems, Yigo Guam
Schleinitzia fosbergii trunk, Yigo, Guam