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| Synonyms: |
Brachystegia sp. nov. 1 sensu Coates Palgrave Brachystegia tamarindoides Benth. subsp. torrei (Hoyle) Chikuni |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Deciduous tree, 10—18 m in height with a spreading crown. Bark smooth, grey, flaking in thin plates to reveal a reddish brown underbark. Leaflets in 6–10 pairs, distal pair or those next to the distal pair slightly larger than the rest, 2–3 times longer than wide, 22-35 × 5—12 mm narrowly to broadly ovate, oblong-lanceolate; apex subacute to rounded or retuse; base more or less oblique; midveins subcentral; petiole 5—15 mm long. Flowers in short terminal heads, small and inconspicuous, creamy-white; petals absent. Pods 8—11 × 2—3 cm. thinly woody, hairless. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | torrei: after António Rocha da Torre (1904 - 1995), a prolific collector in Mozambique. |
| Habitat: | Coastal woodland, sand forest and open deciduous woodland on rocks. |
| Altitude range: | 5 - 400 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug-Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Zimbabwe, adjacent Mozambique and in Malawi. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS,GI |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 97 - 100. As B. tamarindoides subsp. torrei (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 242. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212. As Brachystegia sp 1 Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243. As Brachystegia sp 1 Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. |
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