Botanical description ¹

Bole: Small/medium. To 21 m. Bark: Grey. Smooth. Slash: NR. Leaf: Bipinnate. 2 - 5 pairs pinnae. 5 - 12 pairs leaflets per pinna. Leaves Alternate. Pinnae Opposite. Lflts: Opposite. Petiole: NR. Lamina: Small. 0.5 - 2 × 0.2 - 2 cm. Obovate. Cuneate. Asymmetrical. Acute/mucronate. Entire. Glabrous/small hairs beneath. Domatia: NR. Glands: NR. Stipules: Small. Falling. Thorns & Spines: Absent. Flower: White/pink. Staminal tube red. Axillary. Fruit: Red/purple. Oblong pods. 4 - 15 × 1.7 - 3 cm.

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1. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/23284753

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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