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Leguminosae
Synonyms
Robinia thonningii Schum. et Thonn.
Description
Deciduous tree growing to about 10 m. Purple flowers appear
with young leaves.
Distribution
Native to West and Central Africa, occurring in Côte
d'Ivoire, Togo, northern and southern Nigeria, Ghana and Zaire. It was
introduced in Angola.
Characteristics
Fairly palatable (rated 1 to 2 out of 5) . Has a tendency to shed its
leaves in the dry season. Occurs as clumps or thickets on the Accra
Plains in Ghana, usually associated with termitaria belonging to the
genus Macrotermes.
Analyses by Rose-Innes and Mabey (1964) are presented in the table bellow.
Chemical analysis of Millettia
thonningii |
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Dry matter |
Crude protein |
Crude fibre |
Ca |
P |
Ci |
| Mean |
40.6 |
19.0 |
29.5 |
1.42 |
0.10 |
0.18 |
| Range |
29.1-58.8 |
16.9-
22.6 |
24.7-
32.2 |
1.0-
1.8 |
0.04-
0.18 |
0.12-
0.23 |
Date |
May-
August |
January-
March |
February-
April |
March-
November |
August-
November |
April-
January |
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