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Newtonia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre

Lebombo wattle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Newtonia

Characteristics

Tree up to 25 m. high, with rough or sometimes smooth bark.. Branchlets puberulous or shortly pubescent when young.. Leaf-rhachis with a usually barrel-shaped or cylindrical gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae 4–7 pairs; leaflets 6–19(–27) pairs, ± oblong or linear-oblong, 3–9 mm. long, 1–3 mm. wide; lateral nerves often ± raised beneath.. Flowers white or creamy, in spikes 4–9 cm. long.. Anthers without an apical gland (Fig. 24/11).. Pod 9–30 cm. long, 2.2–2.6 cm. wide.. Seeds 3.6–5.7 cm. long, 1.5–2.1 cm. wide.
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Leaves 2-8 cm. long (rhachis + petiole); rhachis with a sessile, usually barrel-shaped or cylindrical gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae 4-7 pairs; leaflets 6-19(27) pairs, 3-11 x 1-3 mm., ± linear-oblong or oblong; lateral nerves often ± raised beneath.
Tree up to 25 m. high; bark rough or sometimes smooth; branchlets puberulous or shortly pubescent when young.
Flowers white or creamy, in spikes 4-9 cm. long.
Anthers without an apical gland.
Seeds 3·6-5·7 x 1·3-2·1 cm.
Pod 9-30 x 1·4-2·6 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Riverine forests; dry areas with a high water-table, associated with Faidherbia albida, Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha, Dobera; also in bushland; at elevations from 120-1,500 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses bee plant charcoal environmental use fuel invertebrate food material medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Newtonia hildebrandtii unspecified picture

Distribution

Newtonia hildebrandtii world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Newtonia hildebrandtii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509674-1
WFO ID wfo-0000167873
COL ID 47BYZ
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Newtonia hildebrandtii Piptadenia hildebrandtii

Lower taxons

Newtonia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii
WorldFloraDB 2024