Trees, unarmed. Leaves 2-pinnate, with 1 pair of pinnae. Petiole bearing a gland at its apex at the junction of the solitary pair of pinnae. Pinnae opposite; leaflets opposite. Inflorescence a spherical head, solitary, paired or grouped in a raceme. Flowers male or bisexual. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers with a caducous apical gland. Pod flattened, thick and woody, dehiscing from the apex downwards into 2 recurving valves. Worldwide: 13 species in the tropical Old World, especially Africa Mozambique: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana Harms[NrEnd] | N | |
| mendoncae Torre[End] | GI | Image |
| torreana Brenan | MS,GI | Description, Image |