Pericopsis angolensis (Baker)van Meeuwen

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Pericopsis Thwaites
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [210]

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Other names:

• Afrormosia angolensis (Baker)De Wild. [Synonym] [210]
  
• Afrormosia angolensis (Baker)De Wild. Var. brasseuriana (De Wild.)Louis [Synonym] [210]
  
• Afrormosia angolensis (Baker)De Wild. Var. subtomentosa (De Wild.)Louis [Synonym] [210]
  
• Afrormosia schliebenii Harms [Synonym] [210]
  
• Pericopsis angolensis (Baker)van Meeuwen Var. subtomentosa (De Wild.)van Meeuwen [Synonym] [210]
  
• Pericopsis schliebenii (Harms)van Meeuwen [Synonym] [210]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [121]
  
• Wood [121]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [210]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mozambique [210]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Zaire [210]
  • Zambia [210]
  • Zimbabwe [210]

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Notes:

• FTEA (ref.210) distinguishes two 'formae'.
  
• Yakovlev (see P.laxiflora) has 2 subspp. and different specific limits.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:16:07