Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 39

Plant:!Pterocarpus&angolensis&!
Family:!Fabaceae:!Papilionoideae13!
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Common(names:!!
|Naob22!!
|Naohais22!!
African!teak22,!35!
Bloodwood!tree35!
Dolf22!!
Dolfholzbaum22!!
Dolfhout22!!
Ghughuwa22!!
Kiaat22!!
Kiaatboom35!!
Mukwa22!!
Mulombe22!!
Omuguya22!!
Omuuva22,!35!!
Transvaal!teak22!
Uguva22!!
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Range:((
Juvenile!P.&angolensis!are!rare,!but!the!mature!specimens!are!abundant!in!the!
Caprivi!in!addition!to!the!central!and!eastern!areas!of!the!north!with!sand!and!
rainfall!between!400!and!450!mm13.!!The!African!Teak!lives!in!a!habitat!called!the!
savanna!woodland13.!
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Diagnostic(characteristics:(
It!is!a!giant!tree!that!can!reach!up!to!20!m!
tall13.!!Bark!of!the!African!teak!is!fissured,!
appears!“dark”!and!“rough”13.!!Compound!
leaves!measuring!300!mm!in!length!decorate!
the!tree!from!October!to!April13.!!These!da