Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf

Bingham, M.G. (2012) Berlinia and Isoberlinia in Zambia Black Lechwe 18(2) 8-10

Description of the genus

Trees, evergreen or briefly deciduous; leaflets in 3−4 pairs; flowers borne on terminal panicles, petals 5, white, small and subequal; pod large, woody, mostly brown tomentose.

Worldwide: c. 6 species in Africa, 2 species in the Flora Zambesiaca region, 2 species in Zambia.

Angola: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesProvincesContent
angolensis (Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan var. angolensis Description
angolensis (Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan var. lasiocalyx Hoyle & Brenan Description
angolensis (Welw. ex Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan [Agg]
tomentosa (Harms) Craib & Stapf

Other sources of information about Isoberlinia:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Isoberlinia
Flora of the DRC: Isoberlinia
Flora of Malawi: Isoberlinia
Flora of Tanzania: Isoberlinia
Flora of Uganda: Isoberlinia
Flora of Zambia: Isoberlinia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Isoberlinia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Isoberlinia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Isoberlinia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Isoberlinia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Isoberlinia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Isoberlinia
JSTOR Plant Science: Isoberlinia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Isoberlinia
Plants of the World Online: Isoberlinia
Tropicos: Isoberlinia
Wikipedia: Isoberlinia

Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Genus page: Isoberlinia.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1961, retrieved 17 September 2026

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