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Dalbergia boehmii
boehmii
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Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Along Southwestern firebreak, Catapu Concession, Sofala.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Along Southwestern firebreak, Catapu Concession, Sofala.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At first riverbed crossing along road to Civetta ranger post, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At first riverbed crossing along road to Civetta ranger post, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Between Nhavu bridge and second bridge, along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Petra Ballings
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Dalbergia elata Harms |
| Common names: | Large-leaved dalbergia (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large shrub or small to medium-sized deciduous tree, unarmed. Bark grey or brown, rough and flaking in older trees. Leaves imparipinnate, with 9-19 alternate to subopposite, ovate to lanceolate leaflets, up to 7.5 × 3.5 cm. Flowers large axillary panicles, small, creamy white, sweetly scented, appearing before or with the new leaves. Pods flat and thin, elliptic-oblong, 6-11 cm, reddish brown, indehiscent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | boehmii: named after Richard Böhm (1854-1884), German plant collector in Tanzania. |
| Habitat: | In a variety of woodland habitats and forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea Bissau to Kenya, South to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Also in Angola |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 21 September 2007 |
| 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 66 - 67. As Dalbergia boehmii Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 295. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 219. as Dalbergia boehmii Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 246. As Dalbergia boehmii 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 47. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 97. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dalbergia boehmiiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dalbergia boehmii
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