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Synonyms: |
Acacia chrysostachys Sweet Adenanthera chrysostachys Benth. Entada kirkii Oliv. |
Common names: | Zambezi entada (English) Zambezi splinter-bean (English) |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Straggling shrub or climber up to 12 m high. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of pinnae without tendrils; leaflets 10-17 pairs, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong to ovate-oblong, hairless or with appressed hairs on both surfaces. Flowers in racemes, single or clustered in the leaf axils, creamy-yellow. Pods 20-45 cm long, thickly leathery, straight or slightly curved. |
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Habitat: | In riverine fringes. |
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Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | In Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution: | C,S |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
Endemic status: | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 14 October 2015 |
Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 16 - 18. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 213. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215. 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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