''Isoberlinia'' is a
genus
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in the
family
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of five
species
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of
tree
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native to the hotter parts of tropical
Africa
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. They are an important component of
miombo
The Miombo woodland is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (in the World Wide Fund for Nature scheme) located primarily in Central Africa. It includes four woodland savanna ecoregions (listed below) characterized b ...
woodlands. The
leaves
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have three or four pairs of large
leaflets and stout
seed
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pods.
Local
Malawi
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names include
Sukwa ''mutondo'' for ''
Isoberlinia angolensis
''Isoberlinia'' is a genus in the family Fabaceae of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa. They are an important component of miombo woodlands. The leaves have three or four pairs of large leaflets and stout seed po ...
'' and
Tumbuka ''mbwerebwere'' for ''
Isoberlinia stolzii
''Isoberlinia'' is a genus in the family (biology), family Fabaceae of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa. They are an important component of miombo woodlands. The leaf, leaves have three or four pairs of large lea ...
''.
Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genus ''
Julbernardia
''Julbernardia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. There are eight species found in tropical Africa. They are medium-sized trees.
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:
*'' Julbernardia baumii''
*' ...
''.
References
* Binns, Blodwen. (1972). ''Dictionary of Plant Names in Malawi''. Zomba, Malawi: The Government Printer.
* Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J. M. (1958). ''Flora of West Tropical Africa'', Vol. 1, Part 2. London: Crown Agents for Oversea Govts. and Admins.
* Mabberley, D. J. (1987). ''The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants''. Cambridge:
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Detarioideae
Trees of Africa
Flora of South Tropical Africa
Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa
Miombo
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by William Grant Craib
Taxa named by Otto Stapf