| Peltophorum africanum Sond. |
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Family : Caesalpiniaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
Protologue : Linnaea 23: 35 (1850) |
| Information on the genus : Peltophorum |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Brasilettia africana (Sond.) Kuntze |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =*Baryxylum africanum Pierre (1790) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Graceful tree 3-12 m, with rounded and broad, spreading crown; branches rambling and spreading. |
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| Ecology : |
Very open formation on clayey soil; open, high-grass woodland on rejuvenated soils; crest of limestone ridge; banks of rivers; woods on plateau; sometimes abundant with Protea spp., Combretaceae; thickets of Tamarix orientalis; 700-± 2000 m alt. |
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S. Africa, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland. |
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Not in W. Africa (= Bussea occidentalis ). |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bothalia 3: 237 (1937).
- Fl. Pl. Africa 36: t.1434 (1964).
- Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 572 (1966).
- Fl. S. Africa 16[2]: 132. (1977).
- Ethnobotany of the Kwanyama Ovambos : 101-102 (1985).
- Gen. Gram. : 292 (1986).
- Gen. Gram. : 291 (1986).
- Trees Natal, Zululand & Transkei : 156 (1993).
- Wild Flrs north. South Africa : 172 (1997).
- Fl. Zambes. 3[2]: 196 (2007).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°69320 |
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