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Synonyms: |
Baphia obovata Schinz |
Common names: | Isunde (Lozi) Muntembwe (Ila) |
Frequency: | Widespread and common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small tree up to 8 m high. Leaflet usually obovate, sometimes elliptic, with (5)6-10 major lateral veins on each side of the midrib, both surfaces pubescent when young, the upper usually glabrescent; petiole 3-13 mm long. Pedicels and buds with dense spreading hairs. Calyx 8-11 mm long, usually splitting into only 2 at apex, occasionally into 3. Standard 12x16 x 12-15 mm; wings 12-15 x 5-7 mm; keel petals 10-13 mm long. Ovary densely spreading hairy. (FZ) |
Type location: |
Namibia |
Notes: | It is remarkable that this taxon, so widely distributed in Zambia has not been recorded in Malawi. Indeed the genus has yet to be recorded in that country. An important dry-season forage on the Kalahari Sands. |
Derivation of specific name: | massaiensis: of the Masai tribal area in Kenya, where the type specimen of the species was found. obovata: obovate; referring to the leaf shape in this subspecies. |
Habitat: | Kalahari Sand, sandy soils derived from Forest Sandstone, and other sandy soils; thicket clearings and fallow land. |
Altitude range: | 380 - 1200 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,Mc,E,C,Lk,S,W |
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 |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 23 August 2017 |
Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K. (2007). Tribe 2. SOPHOREAE Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 47 - 48. 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 245 - 248. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 284. As Baphia massaiensis obovata (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 359. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 230 - 231. as Baphia massaiensis (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 244. As Baphia massaiensis obovata Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 385. (Includes a picture). 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 46. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 70. (Includes a picture). Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 194 - 195. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 61. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 210. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 194 - 195. (Includes a picture). |
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