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Pterocarpus tinctorius
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Photo: Patricia Bingham
Shrub in Woodland;
Chiawa GMA Cheowa Prospect Camp; May 2007.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Photo: Jörg Mellenthin
Kabompo District.
Photo: Jörg Mellenthin
Kabompo District.
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| Synonyms: |
Pterocarpus chrysothrix Taub. Pterocarpus stolzii Harms |
| Common names: | Mkula (Nyanja) Mukula (Bemba) Mukula (Lunda) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen tree to 20 m tall. Young twigs densely brown (fulvous) hairy, bark dark reddish-brown. Leaflets shining on upper surface. Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles, congested. Pod 1-seeded 6-10 cm in diameter, circular or subcircular, borne on a short stipe, the centre thickened, densely pilose with interspersed coarse yellow viscid hairs over the seed, wing broad, undulate papery. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | NKULA has been adopted as the trade name. Illegal logging has been reported from Rufunsa in Lusaka Province, under the name NKULA. So far no fertile material has been collected from the Province. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, often on derelict termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 450 - 1750 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC Katanga, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Angola |
| National distribution: | N,W,C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lp,N,Mc,E,C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 56 - 57. As Pterocarpus stolzii & P. chrysothrix Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 329. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 71. |
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