Zimbabwe, Flora Zambesiaca Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. They may appear before or with the new leaves. A single Pistil (a unit of the Gynoecium, the female element of the flower, composed of the Ovary, Style and Stigma) is present. Burkea Benth.. Habit and leaf form. Larvae of the butterfly Apricot Playboy (Deudorix dinochares) feed on the Leaves. Burkea africana Hook. (2009). This species can be confused with Burkea africana, and the Lunda name for the two species is the same. Name derivation: Burkea – named after Joseph Burke (1812-1873) a widely travelled plant collector and hunter in the RSA from 1840-1842. Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. Mozambique, Your email address will not be published. This is the only species of the genus Burkea in southern Africa. However, Burkea has glaucous (cabbage blue) leaflets, and its branch tips are covered with rusty hairs. The bark has been used in medicine to treat colds, coughs, and constipation, gonorrhoea and syphilis (van Wyk and Gericke, 2007). Individual flowers are zygomorphic (irregular flower: when corolla is divisible into 2 equal halves in one plane only). J.P.M. Tanzania, Please enter the date on which you consulted the system. 245, t. 50, 4–6. van Wyk, B. long; pinnae (1–)2–5(–7) pairs, (3.5–)6–20(–28) cm. Angol. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ & Schmidt, E. 2018. Allometric equations fitted to biomass components showed AIC values between − 2.53 and 57.36, RSE between 0.217 and 0.589, and RMSE between 0.118 and 0.669 (Table 3).At both climatic zones, equations fitted to branch biomass showed high values of Adj.R 2 (77.10–92.07%), while leaf biomass equations had the lowest explained … Range and habitat. Uganda and Cape Prov. Type species: B. africana Hook. Flora Zambesiaca Phenology: Collector: The Leaves. The stipitate (supported by a short stipe or a short stalk) pods, which are wing-like, hang in clusters that mature by July but may remain on the tree for months. Deciduous tree, to 8 m. Bark rough, both vertically and horizontally fissured. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. Torre & Hillcoat in Consp. After the Orchidaceae and the Asteraceae, the Fabaceae is the third largest Angiosperm (flowering plants) family with 700+ genera and close to 20 000 species. : 1-525. Although initially susceptible to fires, mature trees tend to recover well after the passage of fire. Bak. This tree is often associated with other trees including Terminalia sericea, Ochna pulchra, Colophospermum mopane, Pterocarpus angolensis and Combretum imberbe. The Bark is rough, dark grey, fissured and is often flaking (photo 159). Leaves may also be simple and usually have stipules – some of which may be spinescent. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Flowers are bisexual and bracteate. PROTA4U Record display: PROTA4U Homepage. Boulvert, Y. Chad, The 5 free, imbricate (with overlapping edges) Petals are obovate-oblong and up to 5mm long. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. The Margin is entire (with a continuous margin, not in any way indented). Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Aubrév. Flora of Tropical East Africa. A fire during this time may destroy flowers ( Büschel 1999) and the subsequent fruit crop, and / or damage early leaves, reducing the plants vigor. The young shoots and the tips of young branches are velvety and rusty- red to maroon. The lobes are longer than the tube and are valvate (meeting by the edge without overlapping). For. Flora of Tropical East Africa These caterpillars also provide food for the local people. Ross. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. wide, obtuse or rounded and somewhat emarginate at apex, ± asymmetric at base, appressed-puberulous on both sides (or rarely pubescent–see note below); petiolule 2–5 mm. The Fabaceae are recognisable by their fruit and by their pinnately compound Leaves. The Gum is edible. Common name(s) Wild or Red syringa. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. Leaves are pinnately compound, silvery-pubescent or glabrescent. Jacana, Johannesburg. The Stigma and Style are simple. UBHdt/SN/094 Fabaceae Apasha (Y) Burkea, Wild Seriga Stembark Decoction 5 0.06 31. The bipinnate Leaves have elliptic leaflets. Burkea africana. Nailing may cause splitting and pre-boring will help overcome this. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Leaflets are usually entire. Lock and R.M. The inner bark is either pink to dull red or purplish brown. Zaïre, These plants are used by traditional healers against numerous ailments: malaria, gastrointestinal diseases, wounds, sexually transmitted diseases, insect bites and snake bites, etc. Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. It is very slow-growing. & Beentje, H. (2012). The extract of Burkea africana had the highest anti-15-lipoxygenase activity with 85.92% inhibition at 100 µg/mL. Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. (2015). 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 94 (1949). The ethnopharmacology, chemistry and pharmacology of four Malian medicinal plants, Biophytum umbraculum, Burkea africana, Lannea velutina and Terminalia macroptera are reviewed. Ross, J. H. (1982). Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). The ends of young branches are broad, rusty-red to maroon with densely matted hair (photo 174). MIPRO, H. & al. The sapwood must be treated to prevent borer attack. Cameroon, Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux. Trees and Shrubs Mozambique. Trees of southern Africa. Burkina, Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. Trees, or shrubs (with thick branchlets); leaves and inflorescences crowded on ‘short shoots’; unarmed. Select translation pop-up: Burkea africana Hook. Distribution: The species Burkea africana can be found in East African regions of sub-Saharan Africa. W.J. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 300 mm in length. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Nigeria, (2) There is a successional process occurring within the tree layer. L'utilisation de Burkea africana Hook. Benin, 1958, Angola, Size: 8 m * 6 m. Categories: Trees. Malawi, http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/SATURNIIDAE/SATURNIINAE/cirina%20forda.htm, http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/burkeaafricana.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkea_africana, http://prota4u.org/protav8.asp?p=Burkea+africana, http://posa.sanbi.org/flora/browse.php?src=SP, https://everipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Burke_%28botanist%29/, Your email address will not be published. Other Names: Mucarala, mgando, maccarati, siri. Ivory Coast, In: Flora Southern Africa 16, pt. Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Specimen: K000232200 Family: Leguminosae-caesalpinioideae: Type Status: Unknown type material: Current Name: Burkea africana Hook. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Bracts (modified leaves associated with reproductive structures like cone scales and inflorescence axis) are small and are persistent until the flowers open. Burkea africana is an attractive tree that does well in a sandy soil and can tolerate some frost. The dense hard Wood is pale yellow to yellowish brown. Burkea africana is a very & van Wyk, P. 1997 Field guide to Trees of Southern Africa. This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant and in pendulous racemes of up to 300 mm in length. They are boiled and lightly roasted and may also be dried and stored. (1977). Cactus opuntia syn Opuntia inermis DC. Each leaf consists of 2-3 pairs of pinnae and each pinna has 4-9 well-spaced, alternate Leaflets (photo 177) Each grey-green, blue-green to dark green leaflet is roughly elliptic and up to 6 x 3cm. Wagon wheels were made from the wood. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. (Caesalpiniaceae) par les populations d'éléphants (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach) dans le ranch de gibier de Nazinga (Burkina Faso). Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Tenth Printing 1965. Assessed: 2005 (W. Foden and L. Potter). B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. This unarmed Tree is up to 15m high. Leaflets arranged alternately, 6-15 per pinna; lamina 1.5-7.5 × 0.7-4.2 cm, elliptic or sometimes ovate-elliptic or ± obovate, appressed-puberulent; base ± … Caprivi Strip, Soud.-Guin. (2007). Porcupines eat and may damage the Bark. Leaflet Veins are difficult to see – unless viewed against a strong light (photo 494). The Vegetation of Africa. Fruit is a thin indehiscent pod with 1 Seed. ed. The leaflets are elliptic, 3 - 5 cm, grey-green to dark … Regular flowers usually have 4 … Family: Fabaceae, or Leguminosae. Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. Elephants eat the Branches and leaves and monkeys eat the Flowers and Pods. Leaves are pinnately compound, silvery-pubescent or glabrescent. 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