Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.

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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Blatherwick Avenue entrance gate

Synonyms:
Common names:	Sheesham (English) Sisso (English)
Frequency:	Rare
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Tree. Leaves 1-pinnate, with 3-5 alternately-arranged leaflets; leaflets broadly ovate to subcircular; apex acuminate. Flowers small, creamy-white, turning yellowish.
Notes:	Cultivated as an ornamental and recorded in Drummond's 1981 checklist as naturalised in divisions N,W and C. It appears to be a rare escape in Zimbabwe.The trees in the Mukuvisi woodland (record no. 3284) are possibly planted.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	In open woodland
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Sep
Worldwide distribution:	SE Asia
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C
Growth form:	T
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Saturday 24 September 2005
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