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Parkia filicoidea
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Tree on river bank, fringing forest;
Kasanka NP, Luwombwa Fishing Camp; Aug 1988.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kabweluma Falls; Aug 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Photo: Mike Bingham
Luapula, Kazembe; Oct 1997.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mwapula Gorge; Oct 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lake Mweru; Dec 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mkundi (Nyanja) Musepa (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree 8-30(35) m. high. Young branchlets glabrous or puberulous. Leaves with pinnae opposite, in 4-11 pairs; leaflets 10-18 or more pairs, oblong, rounded at apex, asymmetrically rounded or subtruncate at the base. Peduncles up to half a meter long; flowers red, in dense, electric light bulb-shaped inflorescences. Pods leathery. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | Occasionally seen in villages in the Luapula Valley, possibly planted. |
| Derivation of specific name: | filicoidea: fern-like, referring to the large bipinnate leaves. |
| Habitat: | Gallery forest. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,N,E,C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 1 October 2013 |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 12 - 13. (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 231. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 65. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 95. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 93. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 317 - 319. (Includes a picture). |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Parkia filicoidea
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