Fabaceae
Dalbergia

Dalbergia nitidula Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 235 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to SW. Uganda and S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Central African Repu, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 2: 235 (1871).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 532 (1929).
  • —Burtt Davy & Hoyle, Check-list For. Trees Shrubs, Nyasaland: 59 (1936).
  • —Cronquist in F.C.B. 6: 65 (1954).
  • —Gomes e Sousa, Dendrol. Moçamb. Estudo Geral 1: 281 (1966).
  • —Harms in Engler, Pflanzenw. Afrikas 3(1): 631 (1915).
  • —K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa, ed.2: 320 (1988).
  • —M. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa: 387, fig. 106 (2002).
  • —Palmer & Pitman, Trees Sthn. Africa: 936 (1972).
  • —Polhill in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 109 (1971).
  • —Sousa in C.F.A. 3: 352 (1966).
  • —White, F.F.N.R.: 149 (1962).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 532 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 235 (1871).
  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 65 (1954).
  • E. P. Sousa in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 352 (1966).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 149 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 417 (1949).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 300 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge Vol. 6. Dalbergieae, Vicieae, Phaseoleae.
  • White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1961 Gossweiler, Johannes [1346] Angola K001276399 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4952] Mozambique K000545302 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614734 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614786 No
Timberlake, J. [4927] Mozambique K000545277 No
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614739 No

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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