Bersama abyssinica
| Winged bersama | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Francoaceae |
| Genus: | Bersama |
| Species: | B. abyssinica
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| Bersama abyssinica | |
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Bersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Francoaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama).[1] The inflorescence is a spike.
This species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and includes two subspecies:[2]
- B. abyssinica Fresen. subsp. abyssinica Fresen.
- B. abyssinica Fresen. subsp. rosea (Hoyle) Mikkelsen[3]
The subspecies rosea is endemic to Tanzania, where it is considered vulnerable.[4]
Bersama abyssinica produces a hard, heavy wood that is used in the construction of houses in West Africa.[5]
References
- ^ "Bersama abyssinica Fresen". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Bersama abyssinica Fresen. subsp. abyssinica Fresen. [family MELIANTHACEAE]". Aluka. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mikkelsen, K. S.; O. Seberg (2001). "Morphometric analysis of the Bersama abyssinica Fresen. complex (Melianthaceae) in East Africa". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 227 (3–4): 157–182. doi:10.1007/s006060170046.
- ^ Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. (1998) Bersama rosea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
- ^ Heywood, V. H. (ed.) (1993). Flowering Plants of the World (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 191–192.
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External links
- Images from the Flora of Zimbabwe
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Bersama abyssinica". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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