in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 320 (1871). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. The Bark is rough, dark grey, fissured and is often flaking (photo 159). These plants are used by traditional healers against numerous ailments: malaria, gastrointestinal diseases, wounds, sexually transmitted diseases, insect bites and snake bites, etc. Leaves may also be simple and usually have stipules – some of which may be spinescent. Accessed on 2020/11/24. Chad, Kalema, J. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Aboveground biomass allometric equations. Leaf fall takes place from B. africana has been in use in traditional medicine in many African cultures [35]. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek. The sapwood must be treated to prevent borer attack. Range and habitat. & Schmidt, E. 2018. (eds.) Flora of West Tropical Africa Ivory Coast, These caterpillars also provide food for the local people. Cape Provinces, Trees, or shrubs (with thick branchlets); leaves and inflorescences crowded on ‘short shoots’; unarmed. Twigs show antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of bacteria and fungi – supporting the use as a chewing-stick for dental care. They are boiled and lightly roasted and may also be dried and stored. Benin, The central axis or rachis has lateral “branches” not leaflets and the leaflets are on these side pinnae “branches” – photo 175). Deciduous tree, to 8 m. Bark rough, both vertically and horizontally fissured. Lock, J.M. The lobes are longer than the tube and are valvate (meeting by the edge without overlapping). The dense hard Wood is pale yellow to yellowish brown. Dried, crushed bark is used as a fish poison. This species can be confused with Burkea africana, and the Lunda name for the two species is the same. : 1-525. This unarmed Tree is up to 15m high. ORSTROM, Bangui. The Trunk may reach a diameter of up to 80 cm. Phyllotaxy spiral. The Margin is entire (with a continuous margin, not in any way indented). Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. The Fabaceae are recognisable by their fruit and by their pinnately compound Leaves. Origin: Southern Africa. Guinea, Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. The terminal leaflet is not centrally placed. long; leaflets 6–15, elliptic or sometimes ovate-elliptic or ± obovate, mostly 1.5–7.5 cm. Here the leaves may be stripped by the larvae. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux. It … Lock and R.M. Torre & Hillcoat in Consp. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. For. (eds.) Blumea perrottetiana D.C(syn Blumea axilliaris(Lam). Oliv. Flowers are bisexual and bracteate. Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. 1. Altitude range: (metres) 990 - 1630 m. Flowering time: Sep - Oct. A single Pistil (a unit of the Gynoecium, the female element of the flower, composed of the Ovary, Style and Stigma) is present. The book includes a second section with the material arranged by illness. This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to NW. The wood is lustrous and takes a fine polish. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, © Copyright Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, IPNI - The International Plant Names Index. Palmer, E. & Pitman, N. 1972. 2: 58 (1952). This is the only species of the genus Burkea in southern Africa. 61. The superior, partially sunken Ovary is densely hairy. Leaves are pinnately compound, silvery-pubescent or glabrescent. Leaves Decoction 4 0.05 29. pl. (1977). This plant does best with annual rainfall from 1 000 to 1 200mm. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Flora of Tropical East Africa The bark is toxic, rich in alkaloids and tannins and used for tanning leather. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Burkea africana (Red Syringa) is a medium sized tree usually 8– 10 m tall, with a maximum height of 20 m (Coates Palgrave 1997; Storrs 1995). Phenology: Collector: 20/A (1962). Wood is an excellent Fuel. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Select translation pop-up: Burkea africana Hook. Image from Stuppy & Kesseler©Papadakis Publisher. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Malawi, This tree is often associated with other trees including Terminalia sericea, Ochna pulchra, Colophospermum mopane, Pterocarpus angolensis and Combretum imberbe. So the African leaves can also make the body become healthier and protected from various types of diseases. F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 118, fig. Burkea Africana is a deciduous, medium-sized, spreading, flat-topped tree belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae. This unarmed, flat-topped or rounded crowned Tree (photo 162) may reach 18m high. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ This pod dehisces on both sides and may break into segments. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. Monkeys consume the Flowers. Growth … Regular flowers usually have 4-5 sepals and the same number of petals. The leaves are used in the treatment of fever, headache, epilepsy, ascites and conjunctivitis They may appear before or with the new leaves. [see more in the book] The pale brown, thin, coriaceous (leathery), flattened, elliptic, Fruit is an indehiscent Pod that is up to 8 x 2,5cm. Senegal, They provide a white, mat-like mass. J.P.M. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of Southern Africa, edn 3. The centre of the bowl is often defective. sept. 2005: 1-158. Each leaf is 100-350 mm long, with 2-4 pairs of pinnae and 5-18 leaflets per pinna. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Habitat: In sandy soils in woodland and in wooded grassland. Togo, & Mosnier, M. (1972). Your email address will not be published. Oct 22, 2015 - Burkea Africana Wild/Red Syringa Wild/Rooisering 8-10 m (12 m) S A no 197 The leaflets are elliptic, 3 - 5 cm, grey-green to dark … Leaves occur in an almost horizontal plane (photo 90). Soud.-Guin. Mozambique, Flora Zambesiaca Dalziel, J. M. (1937). His trip is worth reading about – see ref. Leaflets are oval and silvery when they are … Roots can extend horizontally for many metres and are generally shallow. The upper surface of the Petiole (leaf stalk) is grooved and up to 2,5cm long.Stipules (basal appendage of the petiole) are caducous (an organ or part of which is easily detached and shed early). Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 238 (1952). (2007). Green lichen may be present. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Stamens have anthers that have 2 pollen sacs and there are usually at least twice the number of stamens as petals – often 10. Nailing may cause splitting and pre-boring will help overcome this. The superior Ovary has one locule that may contain 1 or more ovules. Flora of Tropical East Africa Each leaf is 100350 mm long, with 24 pairs of pinnae and 518 leaflets per pinna. (eds.) Backhuys Publishers. The ends of young branches are broad, rusty-red to maroon with densely matted hair (photo 174). These spikes are up to 24cm long. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. Local Tree genera include Acacia (Vauchellia, Senegalia), Albizia, Bauhinia, Bolusanthus, Burkea, Calpurnia, Colophospermum, Cordyla, Cyclopia, Dichrostachys, Erythrina, Erythrophleum, Faidherbia, Indigofera, Mundulea, Peltophorum, Philenoptera, Piliostigma, Schotia and Xanthocercis. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone Name derivation: Burkea – named after Joseph Burke (1812-1873) a widely travelled plant collector and hunter in the RSA from 1840-1842. Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Herbarium Catalogue Specimens (2003). PROTA4U Record display: PROTA4U Homepage. 245, t. 50, 4–6. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 94 (1949). Burkea africana is a deciduous, medium-sized, spreading, flat-topped tree up to 8 m high. & Beentje, H. (2012). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. & Polhill, R.M. Sudan, The extract of Burkea africana had the highest anti-15-lipoxygenase activity with 85.92% inhibition at 100 µg/mL. Leaflets arranged alternately, 6-15 per pinna; lamina 1.5-7.5 × 0.7-4.2 cm, elliptic or sometimes ovate-elliptic or ± obovate, appressed-puberulent; base ± … Seeds vary. Polhill. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Burkea africana (Wild seringa) is a flat-topped, small to medium deciduous tree, belonging to the family Ceaesal-piniaceae. The Anthers have a sessile apical gland. Distribution: The species Burkea africana can be found in East African regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Old leaves are often marked with brown spots. Other Names: Mucarala, mgando, maccarati, siri. The compound leaves are silvery and quite often hairy. Namibia, Ross. Govaerts, R. (1996). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. It saws easily but has a marked cross-grain, which makes it difficult to plane. Larvae of the butterfly Apricot Playboy (Deudorix dinochares) feed on the Leaves. (2015). Burkea africana is an attractive tree that does well in a sandy soil and can tolerate some frost. It occurs widely in tropical and sub-tropical Af-rica [10, 19, 45]. Northern Provinces, & van Wyk, P. 1997 Field guide to Trees of Southern Africa. 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Protologue [ edit] Icon. Burkea Benth.. Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and the Kruger National Park. Congo, Ross, J. H. (1982). Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Caprivi Strip, The young shoots and the tips of young branches are velvety and rusty- red to maroon. Burkea africana is dominant on well drained soils at the upper portions of a soil catena, co-dominant with T. sericea at midslope and replaced on seasonally waterlogged soils at the base of the slope by T. sericea. Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. J. H. Watt, J. M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M (1962). Although initially susceptible to fires, mature trees tend to recover well after the passage of fire. Wagon wheels were made from the wood. Uganda, However, extracts from & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). The single carpel develops into the Fruit, which is usually a pod. © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Petiole (leaf stalk) has a swollen base and is up to 10cm long (photo 174). Nigeria, (2006). Uganda and Cape Prov. Leaves may also be simple and usually have stipules – some of which may be spinescent. Leaves. The Tree: The tree grows to a height of 50-70 ft (15.2-21.3m), with a diameter of 12-24 in. It does not shrink much and has good gluing properties. long, 0.7–4.2 cm. They grow naturally in Gauteng – common round Pretoria, Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga, Mozambique (mainly central and north), Northern Namibia, Botswana (often in sandy soils) and northward towards Ethiopia and Nigeria. (2) There is a successional process occurring within the tree layer. The stipitate (supported by a short stipe or a short stalk) pods, which are wing-like, hang in clusters that mature by July but may remain on the tree for months. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, Kew Backbone Distributions Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. Trees and Shrubs Mozambique. Allometric equations fitted to biomass components showed AIC values between − 2.53 and 57.36, RSE between 0.217 and 0.589, and RMSE between 0.118 and 0.669 (Table 3).At both climatic zones, equations fitted to branch biomass showed high values of Adj.R 2 (77.10–92.07%), while leaf biomass equations had the lowest explained … Leaves with pinnae in 2-5 pairs. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 776 (1930). (Caesalpiniaceae) par les populations d'éléphants (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach) dans le ranch de gibier de Nazinga (Burkina Faso). Porcupines eat and may damage the Bark. Each pod usually holds one compressed Seed (photo 679). Erythrophleum africanum occurs throughout the region, and tropical Africa. The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate. Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Flora Zambesiaca 3:2. Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. It can grow up to 20m tall and up to 80m in diameter. & Boudet, G. (1991). Glands are lacking. In: Flora Southern Africa 16, pt. Burkea caperangau Baill. However, Burkea has glaucous (cabbage blue) leaflets, and its branch tips are covered with rusty hairs. Petiolules (stalks of leaflets) are short. UBHdt/SN/094 Fabaceae Apasha (Y) Burkea, Wild Seriga Stembark Decoction 5 0.06 31. © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. L'utilisation de Burkea africana Hook. It is a plant of high phyto-medicinal importance in Nigeria [10]. Foliage: Leafless from September to November. africana – from Africa. Burkea africana is a very Assessed: 2005 (W. Foden and L. Potter). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. Zimbabwe, Flora Zambesiaca Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. 6: t. 593–594 (1843). Zambia, Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All the extracts tested inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production in a dose dependant manner in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa. van Wyk, B. Burkea africana Hook. It occurs in various types of woodlands over a wide range of altitudes and habitats, but is most characteristic for hot, low-lying areas (Coates Palgrave 1997). Flowers are creamy white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 300 mm in length. Balkema, Amsterdam, Cape Town. Burkea africana Hook. Common names: (A) Geelsering, Geel-sering, Geelseringhout, Grootsering, Grootseringboom, Kaffersering, Kafferseringboom, Kleinsering, Kleinseringboom, Rhodesian Seringa, Rooisering, Rooi-sering, Rooiseringhout, Sandsering, Sand-sering, Wildesering, Wilde-sering, Wildeseringboom, Witsering, Witseringhout, (E) Red Seringa, Rhodesian Ash, Rhodesian Seringa, Seringa, Seringa Tree, Syringa Tree, White Seringa, Wild Seringa, Wild Syringa, (ND) Umnondo, (NS) Monatô, Monoto, (TS) Mkenge, (TW) Monato, Monatô, Mosêsê, (V) Mufhulu. (Sep-Nov). A fire during this time may destroy flowers ( Büschel 1999) and the subsequent fruit crop, and / or damage early leaves, reducing the plants vigor. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. Fl. Boulvert, Y. Mannheimer, C.A. Leaves with pinnae in 2-5 pairs. (1989). Tanzania, (DC.) Only young leaves have silvery hairs that lie tight against the blade. The Vegetation of Africa. Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Schmidt, S. Lotter, M. & McCleland, W. 2002. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Fruit is a thin indehiscent pod with 1 Seed. & Dale, I. R. (1952). Leaves are pinnately compound, silvery-pubescent or glabrescent. Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. W.J. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Leguminosae, J. Leaves are bipinnately compound, silvery pubescent or glabrescent. Trees of southern Africa. Leaflet Veins are difficult to see – unless viewed against a strong light (photo 494). The bisexual, creamy-white Flowers are crowded towards the ends of branches. long; pinnae (1–)2–5(–7) pairs, (3.5–)6–20(–28) cm. 2: 250 (1956). The bipinnate Leaves have elliptic leaflets. It is very slow-growing. The bark has been used in medicine to treat colds, coughs, and constipation, gonorrhoea and syphilis (van Wyk and Gericke, 2007). Mali, Each leaf consists of 2-3 pairs of pinnae and each pinna has 4-9 well-spaced, alternate Leaflets (photo 177)  Each grey-green, blue-green to dark green leaflet is roughly elliptic and up to 6 x 3cm. (30-61mm) with boles that average 15-20 ft (4.6-6.1m) in length. 1971, International Legume Database and Information Service, Leguminosae, R.K. Brummitt, A.C. Chikuni, J.M. This deciduous tree has alternate Leaves that are up to 32cm long (photo 90). B. africana is planted as a roadside tree and ornamental (Maroyi, 2010). Burkea africana. Bark contains alkaloids and tannins and extracts can be used for tanning. Leaflets arranged alternately, 6-15 per pinna; lamina 1.5-7.5 × 0.7-4.2 cm, ... Burkea africana EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Burkea africana ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Burkea africana Flora Zambesiaca web site: Burkea africana Cameroon, They occur in different woodland types from 50 to 1 700m. MIM, Deurne. Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Burkea africana Hook. They are bipinnate (Compound: twice pinnate. The Bracts (modified leaves associated with reproductive structures like cone scales and inflorescence axis) are small and are persistent until the flowers open. The fruits of Burkea superficially resemble a Terminalia, but Burkea is readily separated by its compound leaves. Bak. Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. The Gum is edible. The Stigma and Style are simple. ?Congo-Brazzaville. (Pea, bean or legume family). Twigs with brown-hairy apex. Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Burkea africana stem bark was therefore, investigated for its protective or stabilizing effect on erythrocyte membrane in acetaminophen-treated rats. Zaïre, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Flora of West Tropical Africa This is a distinctive feature – especially in winter. For example, Plagiostyles africana leaves (a humid forest-tree species) are taken for hepatitis, its crushed bark is used in medico-magical treatments against evil spirits. (eds.) Seeds are difficult to cultivate and trees are slow growing. Ghana, The Leaves are crowded towards the ends of branches and tend to droop. Individual flowers are zygomorphic (irregular flower: when corolla is divisible into 2 equal halves in one plane only). Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011 Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lotter, M.C. Specimen: K000232200 Family: Leguminosae-caesalpinioideae: Type Status: Unknown type material: Current Name: Burkea africana Hook. Leaves silvery when young; petiole with rhachis 7–32 cm. Size: 8 m * 6 m. Categories: Trees. - Botswana, S. Africa, Namibia. (2009). Leaflets are usually entire. (2002). The Heartwood is used for fence posts, parquet flooring, railway sleepers, mortars and attractive furniture. http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/SATURNIIDAE/SATURNIINAE/cirina%20forda.htm, http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/burkeaafricana.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkea_africana, http://prota4u.org/protav8.asp?p=Burkea+africana, http://posa.sanbi.org/flora/browse.php?src=SP, https://everipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Burke_%28botanist%29/, Your email address will not be published. MIPRO, H. & al. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Here are the health benefits of African bitter leaf that have been studied by various herbal medicine experts in China, India, Africa, Australia and various other countries. Roots provide a red dye. Elephants eat the Branches and leaves and monkeys eat the Flowers and Pods. L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz . Cactus opuntia syn Opuntia inermis DC. Jacana, Johannesburg. Required fields are marked *. Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. These Trees are often found in deep, sandy soil in deciduous bushveld (a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of southern Africa). Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ Caterpillars of the moth (Cirina forda), which have a wingspan in excess of 10cm, consume the Leaves. D.C) UBHdt/SN/091 Asteraceae Aruntaba, Erutaba (Y) Camphos Leaves Decoction 3 0.04 30. Fl. wide, obtuse or rounded and somewhat emarginate at apex, ± asymmetric at base, appressed-puberulous on both sides (or rarely pubescent–see note below); petiolule 2–5 mm. Leaflets are oval and silvery when they are … Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. Leaves are crowded at the ends of branch- lets; bipinnate, with two pairs of pinnae and 5 - 9 alternate leaflets per pinna. The 2007, Caesalpiniaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Leaves may be toxic to stock. There are 10 nearly equal Stamens and each is about 5mm long. Burkea africana is a deciduous, attractive tree normally with a scattered, flat crown mainly reaching 10 m tall; sometimes low shrub, rarel specimens can be about 20 m It is common in deciduous woodland and in wooded grass-like vegetation at elevations from 40 - 1,740 m ed. Featured: Lysimachia arvensis The 5 free, imbricate (with overlapping edges) Petals are obovate-oblong and up to 5mm long. The ethnopharmacology, chemistry and pharmacology of four Malian medicinal plants, Biophytum umbraculum, Burkea africana, Lannea velutina and Terminalia macroptera are reviewed. In South Africa Burkea africana is the favourite food plant for the moth Cirina forda. Caesalpinoideae. The inner bark is either pink to dull red or purplish brown. Habit and leaf form. Publishing Print Matters (Pty) Ltd.  Noordhoek, Cape Town. References This Caesalpinioideae-related article is a stub. Burkina, Peyre de Fabregues, B. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Family: Fabaceae, or Leguminosae. Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, International Legume Database and Information Service Eggeling, W. J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. For example, Perocarpus angolensis, Burkea africana and Schinziophyton rautanenii flower and flush before the onset of the rains. Creatures » Cellular Organisms » Eukaryotes » Plants » Green Plants » Streptophyta » Embryophytes » Vascular Plant » Spermatophytes » Angiosperms » Eudicots » Superrosids » Rosids » "An Order: Peas, Beans, And Relatives" » Pea Family » Burkea « Niger, World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. Central African Repu, The flower buds are green-yellow. & Curtis, B.A. Botswana, Leaflets are usually entire. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. The tree may only produce fruit every second year. Aubrév. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Flowers: September October November Creamy white flower followed by tussles. 1958, Angola, Flowers are bisexual and bracteate. Angol. Irregular flowers have 4-5 sepals and 5 or less petals. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 300 mm in length. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Regular flowers usually have 4 … Conservation: National Status: L C. (Least Concern). leaves are used as medicine (Mulofwa et al., 1994; Mathisen et al., 2002). White, F. (1983). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. The Macmillan Company, New York. Struik, Cape Town. The Calyx is campanulate (bell shaped) having a short tube with 5 rounded lobes. The Fabaceae are recognisable by their fruit and by their pinnately compound Leaves. After the Orchidaceae and the Asteraceae, the Fabaceae is the third largest Angiosperm (flowering plants) family with 700+ genera and close to 20 000 species. This page was last edited on 16 April 2020, at 14:30 (UTC). Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. long. Type species: B. africana Hook. Lawrence, G. H. M, 1951. The Apex is rounded or notched and the Base is asymmetric (photo 177). Burkea africana is a deciduous, medium-sized, spreading, flat-topped tree up to 8 m high. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Whitish, zygomorphic, 5-merous Flowers are in pendulous spikes. Derivation of specific name: africana: African. Common name(s) Wild or Red syringa. It has a short, thick Style and a funnel-shaped Stigma, which is slit down one side. Tenth Printing 1965. Struik, Cape Town. Flowers are small – up to 5mm wide and arranged in attractive pendulous Spikes (simple indeterminate inflorescence with sessile flowers on a single unbranched stalk). Crowned tree ( photo 177 ) 6–15, elliptic or sometimes ovate-elliptic or ± obovate, mostly cm... 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