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Brachystegia stipulata
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Picture: Patricia Bingham
Flower; Kasanka NP; Nov 1992.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaflet; Kasanka NP, Wasa Lodge; May 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaflet; North Luangwa NP; May 2010.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mubombo (Ila) Mubombo (Lamba) Mubombo (Lunda) Mubombo (Nyanja) Musamba (Bemba) Musamba (Kaonde) Musamba (Lenje) Musamba (Lunda) Musamba (Luvale) Muwombo (Ila) Muwombo (Lamba) Muwombo (Lunda) Muwombo (Nyanja) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Trees, mostly small, branchlets densely pubescent. Leaflets in 5−8(10) pairs, the middle pair largest. Stipules persistent. Flowers larger than in other Brachystegia species, stamens 12−18 (compare B. longifolia & B. allenii 10); filaments more than 20 mm long. Dormant axillary buds much flattened and sharply keeled, with stipular remnants. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: | 800 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,Mc,E,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 86 - 106. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 247. (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 108 - 109. (Includes a picture). |
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