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Schizolobium parahyba
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Churchill Avenue, Harare
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Churchill Avenue, Harare
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Churchill Avenue, Harare
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Churchill Avenue, Harare
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Chimanimani Hotel grounds
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Corner of The Chase and Erskine Avenue, Mount Pleasant
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Corner of The Chase and Erskine Avenue, Mount Pleasant
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Corner of The Chase and Erskine Avenue, Mount Pleasant
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Corner of The Chase and Erskine Avenue, Mount Pleasant
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| Synonyms: |
Cassia parahyba Vell. Schizolobium excelsum Vogel Schizolobium parahybum (Vell.) Blake |
| Common names: | Brazilian fern tree (English) Reach-for-the-sky (English) |
| Description: | Tall tree to 30 m, branching well above the ground with upwardly directed primary branches; hence its common name of 'Reach-for-the-sky'. Leaves large, to 1 m, narrowly elliptic in outline; pinnae 15-20 pairs. Leaflets 2-4 cm, oblong, obtuse. Flowers golden-yellow. Fruit 8-12 cm, oblong, obtuse, flattened. Seed 1, winged. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | parahyba: native to Paraiba State, E Brazil |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of southern Mexico to Brazil |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Sunday 28 January 2007 |
| Literature: |
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 Page 1018. Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 5. |
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Flora of Burundi: Schizolobium parahybaFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Schizolobium parahyba
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schizolobium parahybaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schizolobium parahyba
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schizolobium parahyba
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schizolobium parahyba
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iNaturalist: Schizolobium parahyba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizolobium parahyba
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizolobium parahyba
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schizolobium parahyba
Plants of the World Online: Schizolobium parahyba
Tropicos: Schizolobium parahyba
Wikipedia: Schizolobium parahyba
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