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Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Trees. Leaves very large (often c. 1 m), 2-pinnate. Inflorescence composed of terminal panicles. Flowers ± actinomorphic, showy (in ours), yellow. Stamens 10. Fruit a 1-seeded flattened pod. Derivation of name: from Greek: schizo meaning split and lobos meaning a pod, referring to the outer cover of the pod splitting away from the thin interior membrane Worldwide: 1-2 species in tropical America Zambia: 0 cultivated taxa. |
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