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Leaf upper side from 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaf lower side from 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Pods of a 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Description: | Tree 6-36 m. high; crown spreading, flat; bark rough, dark; young branchlets puberulous. Leaf with 3-6 pairs of pinnae, with leaflets in 6-11 pairs, discolorous, the undersides paler. Flowers: white, stamens red above, white below. Pod dehiscent. |
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Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | From Ivory Coast and (Southern?) Sudan to Tanzania and NE Zambia. |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20. Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Page 116. |
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