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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Splinter bean (English) Tree entada (English) |
Frequency: | Occasional in the E division |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small tree, without thorns. Leaves bipinnately compound, Acacia-like. Flowers creamy-white to yellowish in long fluffy spikes. Fruit a large papery pod, breaking up into one-seeded segments, leaving only the thin woody rim on the tree. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
Habitat: | Open savannah woodland |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2040 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | Sierra Leone to Eritrea and south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Food plant) Charaxes etesipe tavetensis (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 26 June 2007 |
Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 16 - 17. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 212. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 242. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 94. |
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