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Leguminosae
Description
Tree about 10 to 15 m high, deciduous, crown flat, bark fissured
and reticulate. Young branches have a grey pubescence. Leaves with a prominent
gland on the upper side of the petiole; pinnae 6 to 20 pairs; leaflets
12 to 27 pairs, 2 to 6 mm long and 1 to 1.25 mm wide. Flowers white, bracteoles
persistent. Pod oblong, 8 to 18 cm long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm wide, brown to purple.
Seeds 8 to 12 mm long, 6 to 9 mm wide, flattened (Brennan, 1959).
Distribution
Occurs in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and southward to Botswana
and the Transvaal in deciduous Combretum/Acacia mixed woodland at elevations
of 80 to 2 130 metres (Brennan, 1959). It is particularly prevalent around
termitaria.
Characteristics
The pods are eaten and the leaves browsed during the dry season
(van Rensburg, 1968).
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