Description
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Shrub or small to medium sized deciduous tree. Bark pale brown to grey, peeling in narrow strips in older specimens. Leaves imparipinnate with up to 5-7 leaflets; leaflets ovate, oblong to almost round, from 5.5 × 4cm to 12 × 12cm, shiny green; apex rounded to almost square; margin entire. Stipules conspicuous, large and shield-like, up to 2.5 cm wide (image no. 2). Flowers in dense axillary and terminal sprays, golden-yellow. Fruit a flattened oval pod, up to 10 × 7.5 cm, markedly swollen over the single seed, surrounded by a thick membranous wing.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pterocarpus brenanii Barbosa & Torre Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131130
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pterocarpus brenanii Barbosa & Torre Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131130
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Pterocarpus brenanii: Brief Summary
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Pterocarpus brenanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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