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Brachystegia tamarindoides
microphylla
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Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Muhowa river, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Muhowa river, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Muhowa river, Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: |
Brachystegia fischeri Taub. Brachystegia glaucescens Hutch. & Burtt Davy Brachystegia microphylla Harms Brachystegia pectinata Sim Brachystegia reticulata Hutch & Burtt Davy |
| Common names: | Mountain acacia (English) Redwood (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A spreading beautiful tree, with broad horizontal branches. The bark is smooth and flaking, the trunk and branches showing characteristic rounded bulges. Leaves compound, with 10 to 16 pairs of small asymmetrical leaflets; flowers small and inconspicuous, creamy-white in short terminal heads; pods hairless and purplish in colour. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | glaucescens: becoming glaucous (bluish-green) |
| Habitat: | Always in rocky habitats: on slopes and summits of rocky hills and kopjes. |
| Altitude range: | 400 - 1660 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form: | T |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 6 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 64 - 65. as Brachystegia glaucescens (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 104 - 105. as Brachystegia microphylla (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Brachystegia tamarindoides:
African Plant Database: Brachystegia tamarindoidesBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Brachystegia tamarindoides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Brachystegia tamarindoides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Brachystegia tamarindoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Brachystegia tamarindoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachystegia tamarindoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachystegia tamarindoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Brachystegia tamarindoides
Tropicos: Brachystegia tamarindoides
West African Plants database: Brachystegia tamarindoides
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