Winged bersama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Francoaceae |
Genus: | Bersama |
Species: | B. abyssinica
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Binomial name | |
Bersama abyssinica | |
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Bersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the family Francoaceae. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama). [2] The inflorescence is a spike.
This species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and includes two subspecies: [3]
The subspecies rosea is endemic to Tanzania, where it is considered vulnerable. [5]
Bersama abyssinica produces a hard, heavy wood that is used in the construction of houses in West Africa. [6]
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Winged bersama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Francoaceae |
Genus: | Bersama |
Species: | B. abyssinica
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Binomial name | |
Bersama abyssinica | |
Countries of occurrence
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Synonyms | |
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Bersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the family Francoaceae. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis (hence the common name winged bersama). [2] The inflorescence is a spike.
This species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and includes two subspecies: [3]
The subspecies rosea is endemic to Tanzania, where it is considered vulnerable. [5]
Bersama abyssinica produces a hard, heavy wood that is used in the construction of houses in West Africa. [6]
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