Records made by Tony Alegria

In fruit

Climber with striking fruits

Climber

Very common at the School.

Thorns very short and difficult to see

Paired straight thorns, very prominent cushions, flowers white balls, 6-8 pairs of pinnate; rhachis grooved.

Flowers white

Tree with extraordinary curved pods in extreme cases almost circular; an effect of some gall or disease.

Pods coiled because of an insect

This tree was planted on 11 October 1991 by Queen Eliziabeth.

Exceptionally strongly peeling bark

Fruits in clusters of 8

Single plant looking well naturalised

In flower

Flowers white.

In flower

Originally planted but spreads freely around the garden per JAL

A planted baobab at a rather higher altitude than they would naturally occur. This specimen shows that reasonable sizes can be attained and that these plants flower and produce fruit.

Other side of river

Growing on a Cascabela

Labelled Brachystegia evrycoma (eurycoma perhaps intended) but clearly Afzelia from the flowers.

Small white-flowered plants

Flowers white

White-flowered plant

White-flowered form

A single tree with broad canopy; in flower, but flowers going over.

Planted?

Large trees

Large tree

Not sure if planted or not

Stamens white with pink tips; (4-)5 pairs pinnae; c. 8 pairs of leaflets; 8 trees some very large.

Many specimens of this species at Chapungu'