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Synonyms: |
Berlinia paniculata Benth. Isoberlinia paniculata (Benth.) Greenway |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Flat-topped semi-evergreen tree. Bark pale grey when young, darker and rough when older. Leaves paripinnate with 3-4 pairs of leaflets; leaflets, oblong-elliptic, c. 9 × 5 cm, glossy green; apex rounded; margin entire. Flowers in branched heads, creamy-white, calyx and stalks covered in brown velvet. Fruit a pod, up to 11 cm long, velvety, dark brown. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | paniculata: paniculate, in the form of a panicle or branched inflorescence |
Habitat: | In miombo woodland |
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Flowering time: | Feb - Jun |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia |
Mozambique distribution: | T |
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Insects associated with this species: | Cinabra hyperbius (Larval foodplant) |
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 82 - 84. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 121. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 259. (Includes a picture). Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 126 - 127. (Includes a picture). |
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