Brachystegia
Brachystegia is a genus of tree of the sub-family Caesalpinioideae that is native to tropical Africa.
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Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.[1]
Description
Hybridisation between the species occurs and taxa show considerable variation in leaflet size, shape and number, making identification difficult.
New leaves show a great range of red colours when immature, later turning to various shades of green.
Species
- Brachystegia allenii
- Brachystegia angustistipulata
- Brachystegia bakeriana
- Brachystegia bequaertii
- Brachystegia boehmii
- Brachystegia bussei
- Brachystegia cynometroides
- Brachystegia eurycoma
- Brachystegia floribunda
- Brachystegia glaberrima
- Brachystegia glaucescens
- Brachystegia gossweileri
- Brachystegia kalongensis
- Brachystegia kennedyi
- Brachystegia laurentii
- Brachystegia leonensis
- Brachystegia longifolia
- Brachystegia luishiensis
- Brachystegia lujae
- Brachystegia manga
- Brachystegia microphylla
- Brachystegia mildbraedii
- Brachystegia nigerica
- Brachystegia puberula
- Brachystegia russelliae
- Brachystegia spiciformis
- Brachystegia stipulata
- Brachystegia subfalcato
- Brachystegia tamarindoides
- Brachystegia taxifolia
- Brachystegia torrei
- Brachystegia utilis
- Brachystegia wangermeeana
- Brachystegia zenkeri
See also
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- Miombo woodlands
References
- Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services. Earthscan, 2010.
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