Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.

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Dalbergia sissoo

Picture: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Blatherwick Road entrance gate

Dalbergia sissoo

Picture: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Blatherwick Road entrance gate

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Description: Tree. Leaves 1-pinnate, with 3-5 alternately-arranged leaflets; leaflets broadly ovate to subcircular; apex acuminate. Flowers small, creamy-white, turning yellowish.
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Flowering time:Sep
Worldwide distribution: SE Asia
Growth form(s): Tree.
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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 75 - 76.

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.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 64.

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Flora of Botswana: Dalbergia sissoo
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Dalbergia sissoo
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Dalbergia sissoo
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dalbergia sissoo
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dalbergia sissoo

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dalbergia sissoo
African Plant Database: Dalbergia sissoo
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dalbergia sissoo
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Tropicos: Dalbergia sissoo
Wikipedia: Dalbergia sissoo


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Dalbergia sissoo.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=131090, retrieved 29 March 2024

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