Dalbergieae

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Adesmia boronioides
  • paramela
Aeschynomene sensitiva
  • sensitive jointvetch
Dalbergia arbutifolia
Dalbergia armata
  • thorny rope
  • Hluhluwe creeper
  • doringhou (Afrikaans)
  • umhluhluwe (Zulu)
liana
small tree
Dalbergia brasiliensis
Dalbergia hupeana
Dalbergia lanceolaria
Dalbergia martinii
  • Zambezi dalbergia
  • lombe (Tonga)
Dalbergia melanoxylon
  • African blackwood
  • zebra wood
  • mpingo (Swati)
Dalbergia miscolobium
Dalbergia nitidula
  • Murima
  • Bois de violette
tree
Dalbergia obovata
  • climbing flat-bean
  • rankplatboontjie (Afrikaans)
Dalbergia odorifera
Dalbergia purpurascens
Dalbergia retusa
Dalbergia sissoo
  • sissoo
  • Indian teakwood
Dalbergia tonkinensis
Diphysa americana
Diphysa occidentalis
  • güiloche (Spanish)
Geoffroea decorticans
  • Chilean palo verde
  • chañar (Spanish)
Machaerium villosum
Nissolia schottii
  • nissolia
  • Schott yellowhood
climber/vine
  • Southwestern North America
Ormocarpum kirkii
  • small caterpillar pod
  • basterruspurboontjie (Afrikaans)
Ormocarpum trichocarpum
  • caterpillar pod
  • kapurupuru (Shona)
Pterocarpus erinaceus
  • barwood
  • African kino
  • wen (Wolof)