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Xylia

Description

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Trees, unarmed. Leaves 2-pinnate, with 1 pair of pinnae. Petiole bearing a gland at its apex at the junction of the solitary pair of pinnae. Pinnae opposite; lflts opposite. Inflorescence a spherical head, solitary, paired or grouped in a raceme. Flowers male or bisexual. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers with a caducous apical gland. Pod flattened, thick and woody, dehiscing from the apex downwards into 2 recurving valves.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Xylia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=675
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

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Xylia

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Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.^[1]

Species

Xylia includes nine accepted species:^[2]

Xylia africana Harms
Xylia evansii Hutch.
Xylia fraterna (Vatke) Drake
Xylia ghesquierei Robyns
Xylia hoffmannii (Vatke) Drake
Xylia mendoncae Torre (found in Mozambique)
Xylia schliebenii Harms
Xylia torreana Brenan (found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe)
Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. (found in Indochina)

And one unresolved species:

Xylia perieri Drake

References

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Xylia: Brief Summary

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Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.

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