Baikiaea plurijuga Harms

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Chinotimba, Victoria Falls

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By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area

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By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gwaai Forest, Forest Hills Headquarters

Photo: Petra Ballings
Behind Total Service Station, Gokwe town.

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Behind Total Service Station, Gokwe town.

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Rhodesian teak (English) Zambezi teak (English) Zimbabwe teak (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Medium-sized, deciduous tree. Leaves pinnate with 4-5 pairs of opposite leaflets. Flowers in large, axillary racemes, showy, pink to deep mauve with conspicuous yellow stamens. Pods flattened, woody, often somewhat hooked near the apex. The pods split explosively, spiralling and throwing the seeds over some distance.
Notes:
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Habitat:	Deciduous forest, woodland, confined to Kalahari sandveld where it may be one of the dominant trees.
Flowering time:	Nov-Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Botswana distribution:	N
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Literature:	Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 49 - 51. (Includes a picture). *Coates Palgrave, K. et al.* (1956).** Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 66 - 69. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 174. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 67. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 61. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 18. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 208.

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