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Berlinia giorgii De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Berlinia

Characteristics

Leaflets in 3–5 pairs, 10–16 × 7–9.5 cm, oblong, broadly elliptic or obovate-oblong, cuneate to rounded at the base, emarginate at the apex, sparsely and minutely puberulous on midrib and nerves beneath.
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Inflorescences paniculate, terminal, up to 35 cm long; pedicels 5–7 cm long, puberulous; bracteoles 3.2 × 1.6 cm, obovate-spathulate, shortly velutinous inside and outside, coriaceous.
Petals 5, white, the upper one 6.5–7.5 cm long, the expanded portion 4.5–5 × 5.5–6 cm, the other petals c.2 cm long, linear from an expanded base.
Hypanthium 1.2–1.5 cm long, shortly velutinous.
Pods 30–35 × 7–8 cm, oblong, brown velutinous.
Seeds 3 × 2 cm, flattened, elliptic.
Branchlets minutely puberulous.
Tree to 18 m tall.
Sepals 5.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 14.0
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Environment

Upland forest, often preferring drier areas or woodland or wooded grassland; at elevations from 900-1,000 metres, sometimes descending to 450 metres.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Berlinia giorgii world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Conservation status

Berlinia giorgii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481848-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213462
COL ID LLHK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berlinia giorgii Berlinia gilletii

Lower taxons

Berlinia giorgii var. gilletii Berlinia giorgii var. pubescens Berlinia giorgii var. vernicosa
WorldFloraDB 2024