Berlinia Sol. ex Hook. f.

Bingham, M.G. (2012) Berlinia and Isoberlinia in Zambia Black Lechwe 18(2) 8-10

Description of the genus

Evergreen trees; leaves paripinnate, leaflets with distinct petiolules, in 3−5 pairs, subequal in size; flower borne on large terminal panicles; flower buds enclosed in a pair of bracteoles; petals 5, the dorsal much the largest, white; pod large, woody, compressed, explosively dehiscent. The leaves are not easily distinguished from those of Isoberlinia.

Worldwide: 15 species in tropical Africa.

DRC: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	Botanical divisions	Content
grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalziel		Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Berlinia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Berlinia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Berlinia
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