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Encyclopedia > Xanthocercis

Mashatu tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Xanthocercis
Species: zambesiaca
Binomial name
Xanthocercis zambesiaca


Xanthocercis zambesiaca is the single species in the genus Xanthocercis, from the family Fabaceae. The species has a native range covering Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, where it is called the Mashatu tree.


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Mapungubwe (990 words)
It is a dense vegetation community with a closed canopy, which occurs, in the rich alluvial deposits along the river.
The most striking trees in this community include Acacia albida, A. xanthophloea, Xanthocercis zambesiaca and Ficus sycomorus.
Extensive patches of this vegetation have been cleared for cultivation elsewhere along the length of the Limpopo River.
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