Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Brachystegia longifolia Benth..

Brachystegia longifolia Benth.

HIGHER TAXON: Detarieae

GENUS: Brachystegia Benth.

Brachystegia longifolia Benth. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [28, 113]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Polhill RM

USES:
	Fibre [121]; Medicine [121]; Wood [121]

NOTES:
  Brummitt will treat as if a good sp.;an ecologically important hybrid swarm. []


BIBLIOGRAPHY:

28.		White, F., 1962
		Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

113.		Robyns, W.(Ed.), 1952
		Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

121.		Watt, J.M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M, 1962
		Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa