Pterocarpus angolensis DC.
First published in Prodr. 2: 419 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Congo, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Pterocarpus bussei Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 171 (1902)
- Pterocarpus dekindtianus Harms in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 89 (1901)
- Pterocarpus dekindtianus var. latifoliolatus De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 2: 78 (1913)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Prodr. 2: 419 (1825).
- —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 544 (1929).
- —Barbosa & Torre in Garcia de Orta 5: 126 (1957).
- —Gibbs in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 426 (1906).
- —Gomes e Sousa, Dendrol. Moçamb. 1: 201 (1950).
- —Hauman in F.C.B. 6: 25 (1954).
- —M. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa: 389 (2002).
- —Mendonça & Torre in Mem. Junta Invest. Ultramar, sér.Bot. 1: 29 (1950).
- —Miller in J. S. Afr. Bot. 18: 35 (1952).
- —Palmer & Pitman, Trees Sthn. Africa: 937–941 (1972).
- —Pardy in Rhod. Agric. J. 48: 322 (1951).
- —Polhill in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 89, fig.17 (1971).
- —Schreiber in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam. 60: 97 (1970).
- —Sousa in C.F.A. 3: 357 (1966).
- —White, F.F.N.R.: 162 (1962).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 544 (1929).
- Boaler, M.O.D. Overseas Res. Publ. 12 (1966).
- Coates Palgrave, Trees of Centr. Afr.: 329, t. and photo. (1957).
- DC., Prodr. 2: 419 (1825).
- E. P. Sousa in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 357 (1966).
- F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 162 (1962).
- Harms in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3 (1): 637 (1915).
- Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 25 (1954).
- J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 436 (1949).
- Rojo in Phanerogam. Monogr. 6: 30 (1971).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
- Palmer, E. & Pitman, N. (1977). Trees of Southern Africa, Vol. 2
- Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge Vol. 6. Dalbergieae, Vicieae, Phaseoleae
- Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge Vol. 6. Dalbergieae, Vicieae, Phaseoleae.
- Watt, J. M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M (1962). Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1969 | Gossweiler, J. [1372], Angola | K001294227 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1969 | Gossweiler, J. [1387], Angola | K001294226 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1965 | Busse, W. [144], Tanzania | K000379360 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Gossweiler, J. [13733], Angola | K000508676 | Yes | ||
Brenan, J.P.M. [7981], Zambia | 764.000 | No | |||
Pope, G. [858], Botswana | K000282915 | Yes | |||
Baines, T. [s.n.] | K000379345 | Yes | |||
Welwitsch [1863], Angola | K000379346 | Yes | |||
Welwitsch [1864], Angola | K000379347 | Yes | |||
Brummitt, R.K. [8494], Malawi | K000210508 | Yes | |||
Brass, L.J. [17879], Malawi | K000210509 | Yes | |||
Purves, J.M. [210], Malawi | K000210510 | Yes | |||
Tawakali, E.J. [1160], Malawi | K000210513 | Yes | |||
Mendouça, F.A. [319], Mozambique | K000210517 | Yes | |||
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A. [4537], Mozambique | K000210516 | Yes | |||
de Lemos, F. [53], Mozambique | K000210515 | Yes | |||
Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A. [4383], Mozambique | K000210514 | Yes | |||
Richards, H.M. [1389], Zambia | K000210519 | Yes | |||
van Rensburg, H.J. [2745], Zambia | K000210521 | Yes | |||
Donnelly, P.H. [217 714], Zimbabwe | K000210523 | Yes | |||
Harris, T. [65], Mozambique | K000545057 | Yes | |||
Groenendijk, E.M.C. [2103], Mozambique | K000210518 | Yes | |||
Collinson, R. [s.n.], Malawi | K000210512 | Yes | |||
Smith, P.A. [1956], Botswana | K000282914 | Yes | |||
Pawek, J. [5853], Malawi | K000210511 | Yes | |||
Milne-Redhead, E. [4559], Zambia | K000210520 | Yes | |||
D.B.F. [1510], Zambia | K000210522 | Yes | |||
Brass, L.J. [17976], Malawi | K000210507 | Yes | |||
Chapman, J.D. [8852], Malawi | K000210506 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/