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Taxon: Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand

Genus: Xanthocercis
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Sophoreae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 101974
Place of publication: Bull. Soc. Bot. France 99:314. 1953
Name verified on: 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-May-1997
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • nyala-tree   (Source: Pl Book ) – English

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    South Tropical Africa: Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
    Southern Africa: Botswana [n.]; South Africa - Transvaal

References:

  • Drummond, R. B. 1972. A list of Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 8:229.
  • Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2.
  • Palmer, E. & N. Pitman. 1972–1973. Trees of southern Africa.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand:


Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101974 (19 June 2013)

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