Biology:Xanthocercis
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Short description: Genus of legumes
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| Foliage and ripe fruit of X. zambesiaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Angylocalyceae |
| Genus: | Xanthocercis Baill. (1870) |
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Pseudocadia Harms (1902) | |
Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]
- Xanthocercis madagascariensis Baill. — endemic to Madagascar ;[4] a deciduous tree, growing up to 30 metres tall.[5] The wood is highly valued, being harvested from the wild for local use and for export. The tree also provides an edible fruit that is used locally.
- Xanthocercis rabiensis Maesen[6] — endemic to Gabon; a large, evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 300cm in diameter.
- Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand (Mshatu tree) — native to Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa , Zambia and Zimbabwe;[7] a large impressive, evergreen tree with an exceptional dense, rounded to wide-spreading crown of glossy, drooping, dark green leaves and sprays of small rose-scented, creamy white flowers.[8] It usually reaches 30m in height.[8] It is ideal for large gardens.
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xanthocercis Baill. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Xanthocercis". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Xanthocercis&species~.
- ↑ USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Xanthocercis". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. https://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12934.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Xanthocercis madagascariensis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?436681 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ "Xanthocercis madagascariensis - Useful Tropical Plants". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xanthocercis+madagascariensis.
- ↑ PlantSystematics.org: Xanthocercis[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Xanthocercis zambesiaca | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?101974 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Xanthocercis zambesiaca | PlantZAfrica". http://pza.sanbi.org/xanthocercis-zambesiaca.
- ↑ "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". Phytochemistry 116: 198–202. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. PMID 25817832.
Wikidata ☰ Q630003 entry
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