Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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3550.000 Schizolobium
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Trees. Leaves very large (often c. 1 m), 2-pinnate. Inflorescence composed of terminal panicles. Flowers ± actinomorphic, showy (in ours), yellow. Stamens 10. Fruit a 1-seeded flattened pod. Derivation of name: from Greek: schizo meaning split and lobos meaning a pod, referring to the outer cover of the pod splitting away from the thin interior membrane Worldwide: 1-2 species in tropical America Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| parahyba (Vell.) Blake | Description, Image |
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Flora of Burundi: SchizolobiumFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Schizolobium
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Schizolobium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SchizolobiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schizolobium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schizolobium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schizolobium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Schizolobium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizolobium
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizolobium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schizolobium
Plants of the World Online: Schizolobium
Tropicos: Schizolobium
Wikipedia: Schizolobium
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