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Brachystegia floribunda
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Drawing: Suzanne Carter
Drawing: Suzanne Carter
Drawing: Suzanne Carter
Picture: Suzanne Carter
Miombo Woodland;
Tenke Fungurume, DRC; Pumpi Pit; Aug 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Miombo Woodland;
Tenke Fungurume, DRC; Pumpi Pit; Aug 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Nsobe Game Ranch; Sep 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Tree in village: Identification: two leaflet pairs; panicles behind the leaves on 1-year-old growth;
Mansa SW 50km, Fimpulo Village; Oct 1997.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Kasabwa (Bemba) Kasabwa (Lamba) Musobo (Kaonde) Musobo (Lunda) Musobo (Lozi) Musompa (Bemba) Musubo (Kaonde) Musubo (Lunda) Musubo (Lozi) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree to 12 m or more. Young branchlets pubescent or glabrous. Leaflets mostly in 2 pairs, occasionally more, leaf surface dull, usually glaucous (compare B. spiciformis). Flowers in dense panicles often borne on the previous year’s wood. |
| Type location: |
Malawi, Shire Highlands. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: | 1200 - 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 26 June 2013 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 86 - 109. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 119. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 243. (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 98 - 99. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 90. |
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