Afzelia peturei De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Afzelia

Characteristics

Leaves paripinnate, in 4–6 pairs, glabrous; petiole 2–2.5 cm long; rachis 7–14 cm long; petiolules 2–3 mm long; leaflets somewhat shiny, 7.7–5.8 × 3–3.9 cm, ovate to elliptic, apex bluntly acuminate, base rounded to slightly cordate, glabrous, with a gland beneath near the base on the proximal side; midrib prominent beneath, impressed above; venation more prominent above than beneath.
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Seeds shiny black, c.2 cm long, 1 cm in diameter, ellipsoidal; aril orange, bilobed, the longest lobe almost as long as the seed.
Fruit brown, c.10.5 × 5 cm, reniform, apiculate, hard, woody.
Branchlets glabrous, brown, cracking longitudinally.
Young inflorescences and flowers unknown.
Inflorescence axis branched, puberulous.
Tree to 10(20) m.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Afzelia peturei world distribution map, present in Angola

Conservation status

Afzelia peturei threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473076-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211852
COL ID 65JJD
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Synonyms

Afzelia peturei