Dalbergiella nyasae Baker f.

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Birchenough Bridge - Masvingo rd nr Bikita

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Osborne Dam RP

Photo: Rob Burrett
Tere Ruin, just outside Mutoko.

Photo: Mark Hyde
New Years Gift Estate, Chipinge district

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By Masvingo to Birchenough Bridge Road

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Just to the north of Hippo Pools

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Mane-pod (English) Munyamhanji (Shona) Munyenza (Shona) Muswati (Shona) Muvengahonye (Shona)
Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium-sized deciduous tree. Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, imparipinnate with 6-9 pairs of oval leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Flowers produced in profusion before the leaves in long many-flowered sprays, whitish-cream to pink with a dark mauve centre. Stems and flower stalks covered in dense brown velvety hairs. Pod flattened, oblong, distinctly fringed with a mane of long brown hairs.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	nyasae: from Nyasaland (Malawi).
Habitat:	In deciduous woodland and thicket.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1100 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Thursday 1 September 2016
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 81 - 83. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 157. (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 300. As Dalbergiella nyassae (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. As Dalbergiella nyassae Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 219. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 246. 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.

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