3460.000 Newtonia Baill.

Description of the genus

Unarmed trees. Leaves 2-pinnate; rhachis with a gland between each pair of opposite pinnae. Flowers in sessile spikes. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Pods dehiscing along one margin, the valves remaining attached along the other. Seeds with a membranous wing.

Derivation of name: after Portuguese naturalist, Francisco Xavier O'Kelly of Aguilar Azeredo Newton (1864-1909) of the Natural History Museum in Porto

Worldwide: 14 species in tropical Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Flora of Mozambique: Newtonia
Flora of Zambia: Newtonia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Newtonia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Newtonia

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Newtonia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Newtonia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Newtonia
Wikipedia: Newtonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Newtonia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Newtonia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Newtonia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=674, retrieved 24 March 2023

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