Mundulea sericea (Willd.)A.Chev.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Mundulea (DC.)Benth.
Tribe: Millettieae
References: [210][1915]

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Other names:

• Dalbergia sericea Bojer [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Mundulea suberosa (DC.)Benth. [Synonym] [261]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Toxins [14] [121] [210]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Benin [212]
  • Cameroon [212]
  • Central African Rep. [210]
  • Guinea [212]
  • Ivory Coast [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mali [212]
  • Mozambique [216]
  • Namibia-ISO [210]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Somalia [210]
  • South Africa [210]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Swaziland [326]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zambia [28]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1914] [1957]
  • India-ISO [210] [1914]
  • Sri Lanka [210] [1957]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1982]
  • Madagascar [210] [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915]

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Notes:

• Often planted within and probably beyond its natural range (FWTA,ref.212).
  
• Cultivated on Mauritius during the 19th Century; no recent records. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:05:35