| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | > | Isoberlinia | > | angolensis |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Trees to 20 m tall, occasionally dwarf when on shallow soil; leaflets in 3−4 pairs; panicles compact; upper petal bilobed or deeply emarginate. Leaf lamina glabrous or sparsely pubescent beneath, although nerves may be densely pubescent; hypanthium pubescent outside. |
| Type location: |
Malawi, Nyika Plateau. |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 2100 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia: Mbala and Serenje Districts. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 25 June 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bingham, M.G. (2012). Berlinia and Isoberlinia in Zambia Black Lechwe 18(2) Pages 8 - 10. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 121. (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 122 - 123. (Includes a picture). |
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