Brachystegia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Brachystegia
Species: B. allenii – B. angustistipulata – B. appendiculata – B. astlei – B. bakeriana – B. bequaertii – B. boehmii – B. bournei – B. bussei – B. cynometroides – B. eurycoma – B. floribunda – B. glaberrima – B. gossweileri – B. kennedyi – B. laurentii – B. leonensis – B. letestui – B. longifolia – B. lujae – B. manga – B. michelmorei – B. mildbraedii – B. nigerica – B. puberula – B. russelliae – B. spiciformis – B. stipulata – B. tamarindoides – B. taxifolia – B. utilis – B. × welwitschii

Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Brachystegia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 09. Reference page.

Name

Brachystegia Benth.
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1865. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 1, pars II., sistens Dicotyledonum Polypetalarum ordines LVI: Leguminosas–Myrtaceas. Pps. 433–735. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 1(2): 582.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Brachystegia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Brachystegia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 09 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Brachystegia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Sep 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names
English: Miombo
suomi: Leimupuut

Brachystegia is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa.

Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.[1]

Description

Hybridisation between the species occurs and taxa show considerable variation in leaflet size, shape and number, making identification difficult.

New leaves show a great range of red colours when immature, later turning to various shades of green.
Species

Brachystegia allenii
Brachystegia angustistipulata
Brachystegia bakeriana
Brachystegia bequaertii
Brachystegia boehmii
Brachystegia bussei
Brachystegia cynometroides
Brachystegia eurycoma
Brachystegia floribunda
Brachystegia glaberrima
Brachystegia glaucescens
Brachystegia gossweileri
Brachystegia kalongensis
Brachystegia kennedyi
Brachystegia laurentii
Brachystegia leonensis
Brachystegia longifolia
Brachystegia luishiensis
Brachystegia lujae
Brachystegia manga
Brachystegia microphylla
Brachystegia mildbraedii
Brachystegia nigerica
Brachystegia puberula
Brachystegia russelliae
Brachystegia spiciformis
Brachystegia stipulata
Brachystegia subfalcato
Brachystegia tamarindoides
Brachystegia taxifolia
Brachystegia torrei
Brachystegia utilis
Brachystegia wangermeeana
Brachystegia zenkeri

See also

Miombo woodlands

References

Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services. Earthscan, 2010.