Afzelia quanzensis
| Pod mahogany | |
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| A. quanzensis in the Kruger Park, and the irregular flower (below) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Afzelia |
| Species: | A. quanzensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
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Afzelia quanzensis (pod mahogany, Afrikaans: peulmahonie, Venda: mutokota, Zulu: inkehli) is a protected tree in South Africa.[1] This deciduous tree can grow up to 20m in height, and has smooth, grey bark, which can flake in irregular patches. It has glossy dark green leaves and blooms between October and November. The flowers have one large red petal. After flowering, it produces a seed capsule, a thick wood-like pod, which contains black seeds with a hard, bright red aril covering one end.[2]
The seeds are sometimes made into native necklaces and the timber is an ornamental hardwood, used in furniture, parquet flooring and railway sleepers.[2]
See also[]
- List of Southern African indigenous trees
References[]
- ^ "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.
- ^ a b Drummond, R.B., ed. (1972). The Bundu Book of Trees, Flowers and Grasses (2nd ed.). Salisbury, Rhodesia: Longman Rhodesia. p. 19. ISBN 058257532X.
External links[]
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Afzelia quanzensis". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
Categories:
- Afzelia
- Flora of Southern Africa
- Trees of Africa
- Protected trees of South Africa
- Fabaceae tree stubs