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Sorindeia madagascariensis

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Identification
Sorindeia madagascariensis DC. [family ANACARDIACEAE ]
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  • Sorindeia madagascariensis

Flora

Entry for SORINDEIA madagascariensis Thouars ex DC. [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SORINDEIA madagascariensis Thouars ex DC. [family ANACARDIACEAE], (1825). Fig. 175.
Aglaia somalensis Chiov. [family MELIACEAE], (1916);. types: S3, “Uasciani”, Scassellati 55 (FT syn.), “Torda”, Scassellati 64 (FT syn.), and “Revai”, Paoli 489 (FT syn.).
Sorindeia somalensis (Chiov.) Chiov. [family ANACARDIACEAE], (1921);. types: S3, “Uasciani”, Scassellati 55 (FT syn.), “Torda”, Scassellati 64 (FT syn.), and “Revai”, Paoli 489 (FT syn.).
Information
Evergreen tree, glabrous. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 7–13, 9–34 x 3–13 cm, oblong-elliptic, cuneate at the base, rounded to acuminate at the apex, with entire undulate margins; lateral nerves arcuate near the margin. Panicles 20–95 cm long, usually borne on older branches below the leaves, hanging, with divaricate branches; pedicels articulated near the apex. Calyx 1–1.5 mm long, brownish-red. Petals 2–4.5 mm long, yellowish or reddish. Drupes ellipsoid, 1.5–2.5 x 0.7–1.5 cm, apiculate, yellow. Seed ellipsoid.
Range
S3 (along Juba R.)
Altitude range
up to c. 60 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Maunder 66.
Distribution (external)
Kenya
Tanzania
Malawi
Mozambique
Madagascar
Mascarene Islands
Notes
Mataan-biyood (Som.).

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