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Parkia filicoidea
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Mopela, Zambezia Province
Photo: Judd Welwitch
Mopela, Zambezia Province
Photo: Judd Welwitch
Mopela, Zambezia Province
Photo: Judd Welwitch
Mopela, Zambezia Province
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree 8-30(35) m. high. Young branchlets glabrous or puberulous. Leaves with pinnae opposite, in 4-11 pairs; leaflets 10-18 or more pairs, oblong, rounded at apex, asymmetrically rounded or subtruncate at the base. Peduncles up to 50 cm long; flowers red, in dense, electric light bulb-shaped inflorescences. Pods leathery. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | filicoidea: fern-like, referring to the large bipinnate leaves. |
| Habitat: | Gallery forest near rivers and lakes. |
| Altitude range: | 130 - 900 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 17 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 12 - 13. (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 231. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 65. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 95. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 93. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 317 - 319. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Parkia filicoideaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Parkia filicoidea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Parkia filicoidea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Parkia filicoidea
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iNaturalist: Parkia filicoidea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Parkia filicoidea
JSTOR Plant Science: Parkia filicoidea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Parkia filicoidea
Plants of the World Online: Parkia filicoidea
Tropicos: Parkia filicoidea
Wikipedia: Parkia filicoidea
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