Pterocarpus tinctorius
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Photo: Patricia Bingham
Katanga; Aug 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Shrub in Woodland;
Chiawa GMA Cheowa Prospect Camp; May 2007.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Katanga DRC; Aug 2011.
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Photo: Jörg Mellenthin
Kabompo District.
Photo: Jörg Mellenthin
Kabompo District.
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Pterocarpus chrysothrix Taub. Pterocarpus stolzii Harms |
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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. |
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Angola |
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| Flowering time: | Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC Katanga, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Angola |
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| 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). Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 328. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 131. 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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