3821.000 Dalbergia
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)
Description of the genus
Climbers, shrubs or small trees. Stipules various; stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets alternate, rarely some subopposite. Inflorescences paniculate. Calyx campanulate, shortly 5-lobed. Corolla small, white to cream, sometimes flushed purplish. Fruit indehiscent, elliptic-oblong to oblong, usually flattened. Derivation of name: after Swedish botanist and royal physician, Nils Dalberg (1736-1820) Worldwide: 100 species in the tropics Zimbabwe: 8 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| arbutifolia Baker subsp. arbutifolia | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| boehmii Taub. subsp. boehmii | E | Description, Image |
| fischeri Taub. | E | Description, Image |
| lactea Vatke | E | Description, Image |
| martinii F. White | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. [LR-nt] | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| nitidula Welw. ex Baker | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sissoo Roxb. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
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