| Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. |
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Family : Caesalpiniaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Afzelia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Intsia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Kuntze (1891) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Pahudia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Prain |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Tree 6-35 m, with flat or rounded crown; bole to 3 m in girth, buttressed. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Rocky woodland with Combretum collinum, C. molle, Annona senegalensis; rocky hillside, bare rock; wooded grassland; gully; large river banks; gallery forest; also on dry ground; alluvial grounds; hard-pan crevices; semi-deciduous rain-forests; etc... |
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Endangered in Benin (high exploitation) fide B. sinsin & al. In Biodiversity & Conserv. 13: 1555-1570, 2004. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 300 (2006).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Fgui |
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| Record n°68432 |
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