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Pterolobium stellatum

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Forsskal) Brenan

Common Names

• Ormunishoi (Kimasai)
• Osirkardei (Kimaasai)

Geographical Habitats

• Eritraea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Yemen
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep

Woody climber, shrub or small tree with short recurved vicious thorns, bipinnate leaves with 8-12 pairs, glabrous or pubescent leaflets to 9mm long with 9-14 pairs, 3mm pink, yellowish or cream flowers in terminal panicles, fruit a coppery red samara to 50mm long, wing 16mm broad

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• ILDIS
• Kew