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Brachystegia

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Noun1.Brachystegia - small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:Brachystegia - small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
Brachystegia speciformis, msasa - small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers


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A single Borassus palm impressively heads skywards over a small clearing, where a tented dining area stands, the laced arms of Brachystegia trees embrace above.
Plant Diversity The study identified 132 plant species, with the Caesalpinoideae family totalling 11 species: (1) Brachystegia laurentii, (2) Copaifera mildbraedii, (3) Cynometra sessiliyqora, (4) Erythrophloeum suavolens, (5) Gilbertiodendron dewrei, (6) Guibortia demeusei, (7) Julbernalia sp.
Miombo is a deciduous tree, which is common to Central Africa; the Brachystegia tree is the most common of the Miombo.
 
 
 
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