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Cordyla africana Lour.

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HIGHER TAXON: Swartzieae

GENUS: Cordyla Lour.

Cordyla africana Lour. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Kenya (N) [106]; Malawi (N) [106]; Mozambique (N) [106]; South Africa (N) [106]; Swaziland (N) [107]; Tanzania (N) [106]; Zambia (N) [106]; Zimbabwe (N) [106]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai forest [33];
    Tongaland-Pondoland regional transition zone; forest [106];
    Zambezian woodland [33];
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest [33];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [106, 107] ; Distribution Map [208] ; Illustration [42, 106, 107]

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

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [121]; Wood [121]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

33.

  White, F., 1983
    The Vegetation of Africa

42.

  Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J., 1961
    Kenya Trees and Shrubs

106.

  Brenan, J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

  Ross, J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

121.

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

208.

  Milne-Redhead, E., 1937
    Feddes Rep.41:227-235. The genus Cordyla.
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