Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Julbernardia Pellegr.

Julbernardia seretii (De Wild.) Troupin

This species is accepted, and its native range is Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guineo-Congolian forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Congo Zebrawood

[FWTA]

Caesalpiniaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
Forest tree, to 130 ft. high, with buttresses
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers strongly scented
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white or light pink.

[ILDIS]
Use
Wood

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Zaïre

Julbernardia seretii (De Wild.) Troupin appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [271], Cameroon K000108306 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [5713], Cameroon K000092780 No
Jan 1, 1954 Gossweiler, J. [8010], Angola K001091954 No
Jan 1, 1954 Gossweiler, J. [8010], Angola K001091956 No
Jan 1, 1954 Gossweiler, J. [8010], Angola K001091955 No
Onochie, C. [32084], Cameroon 15490.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [616], Cameroon 29047.316 No
Le Testu, M.G. [7487], Gabon K000417755 Unknown type material Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [32084], Cameroon K000092779 No
Ejiofor, M.C. [29310], Cameroon K000092790 No

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 312 (1950)

Accepted by

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hauman in FI Congo Belge 3: 400, fig. 32.
  • in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brox. 20: 312, fig. 32 (1950)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Aubreville, A. (1965). 9. Caesalpinoideae. In: Flora du Cameroun. Aubreville & Leroy
  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1952). Flore du Congo Belge, Vol. 3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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