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Xylia torreana
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Common names: | Hairy sand ash (English) Zambezi ash (English) |
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Small to medium-sized deciduous tree. Leaves twice compound with only 1 pair of pinnae, each pinna with 3-6 pairs of large leaflets. Flowers in spherical heads, pale yellow. Pods woody, broad and flattened, covered in brown velvet hairs when young. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa |
| Malawi distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 34 - 35. (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 233. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 242. 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 45. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Xylia torreanaAfrican Plant Database: Xylia torreana
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