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Burkea africana

Authority	Hook.
Family	Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
Synonyms	Burkea africana Hook. var andongensis Oliv., Burkea africana Hook. var cordata Welw. ex Oliv.
Common names	burkea, maco, mkalati, monato, mosheshe, mpulu, mufhulu, omuparara, pinimo (Ghana), red seringa, Rhodesian ash, rooisering, sandsering, wild seringa, wildesering
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Ecocrop code	42696

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DESCRIPTION: It is often a graceful, deciduous tree reaching 4-8 in height, but it can also be a low shrub or in Malawi a tall tree reaching up to 21 m. It typically with a single trunk and a flat-canopy but sometimes with a rounded crown. The leaves are from 38-60 cm long, bipinnately compound with about 2-4 pairs of opposite or slightly alternate pinnae. USE: The gum is edible. The roots, pods and bark are used for tanning. Wood used for carpentry and as firewood. The flowers are a good source of honey. The bark and gum is used medicinally and the tree is used as an ornamental. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: Wild seringa, Burkea, Maco, Wildesering. FURTHER INF: Found in sandy soils in savanna vegetation, particularly open bushveld, rocky habitats. It shows a strong preference for deep, loose, sandy soil. Most characteristic of hot, low-lying areas. Found from northern provinces of South Africa and Mozambique in the south, westwards through Botswana to northern Namibia and then northwards to Ethiopia and Nigeria.
Sources
Grassland Index