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Seed Accession 910058

Taxon

Burkea africana

Botanical Name

Burkea africana Hooker

Accession No.

910058

Accession Date

22 Dec 1992

Availability

B (Moderate)

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, D. Erwee, M. Wilkins

Collection Date

02 Sep 1990

Locality

Zimbabwe
Wooded grassland 2 km past circular drive on Shelduck Rd, Burnside, Bulawayo. 20°10'S x 28°35'E. Elev. ca. 1,400 m. W. Geog./IV Natural Region.

Setting Circumstances

Coarse sandy soil derived from granite; growing with Terminalia sericea, Dombeya rotundifolia, Albizia antunesiana, Maytenus senegalensis, Flacourtia indica, Erythrina latissima, Ozoroa reticulata, Cussonia matalensis, Turrea nilotica, and Protea angolensis.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Population of medium-sized trees to 4 m; Pods gray brown, flat, pointed at both ends, indehiscent. AEW 033.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 


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