Derivation of specific name
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africana: African
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Burkea africana Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Deciduous tree, to 8 m. Bark rough, both vertically and horizontally fissured. Twigs with brown-hairy apex. Leaves with pinnae in 2-5 pairs. Leaflets 6-15 per pinna; lamina 1.5-7.5 × 0.7-4.2 cm, elliptic or sometimes ovate-elliptic or ± obovate, appressed-puberulent; base ± asymmetric; apex obtuse and emarginate. Spikes pendulous, to 20 cm. Petals c.4-5 mm, white to pale green. Pod 4-6.5 × 2-3 cm. Seeds c.9-12 mm, elliptic, flattened, brown.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Burkea africana Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Burkea africana Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Cirina forda (Emperor moth) Sphingomorpha chlorea (Sundowner moth or Banana hawk) Leptotes group (Blues)
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Burkea africana Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa southwards to Mpumalanga and Gauteng in S Africa.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Burkea africana Hook. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
