Isoberlinia
| Isoberlinia | |
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| Isoberlinia doka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf ex Holland |
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Isoberlinia is a genus in the family Fabaceae (the legume family) of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa. They are an important component of miombo woodlands. The leaves have three or four pairs of large leaflets and stout seed pods.
Local Malawi names include mutondo for and Tumbuka mbwerebwere for .
Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genus Julbernardia.
References[]
- ^ "Isoberlinia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- Binns, Blodwen. (1972). Dictionary of Plant Names in Malawi. Zomba, Malawi: The Government Printer.
- Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J. M. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 1, Part 2. London: Crown Agents for Oversea Govts. and Admins.
- Mabberley, D. J. (1987). The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
Categories:
- Detarioideae
- Trees of Africa
- Flora of South Tropical Africa
- Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa
- Miombo
- Fabaceae genera