''Calpurnia aurea'' is a

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n tree belonging to the family Fabaceae, occurring along the coastal regions from the south-eastern Cape northwards and inland to the central

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, with an isolated population in eastern

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. Mostly found as a small tree up to 4 m, but under forest conditions reaching heights of 15 m. This species produces abundant sprays of bright yellow flowers. Leaves are pinnately compound with a terminal leaflet (

imparipinnate Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and in ...

). Pods are thin and papery, straw-coloured and about 10 cm in length. File:Calpurnia aurea - Kirstenbosch botanical garden - 1.jpg , A whole tree in the Kirstenbosch File:Calpurnia aurea - Kirstenbosch botanical garden - 2.jpg , Bark File:Calpurnia aurea.jpg , Blossom

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* * Podalyrieae Trees of South Africa Flora of Zimbabwe {{Faboideae-stub