Brachystegia glaucescens Burtt Davy & Hutch.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
FLORA OF NORTHERN RHODESIA
Name
Loc Escarpment hills, between pl&te&a and Owembe Valley, A very
common tree throughout the escarpment and on hills in S*P*
Produces heat qjiality wl. in the escarpment with good pole and
fuel yields, and some useful timber logs in limited quantities
mostly, however, in inaoessible places»
S*P*
E 2
Choma. Masabuka District. Veg. Type
Habit etc. «»d ««<**>9.
Tree, up to *50*, 90n g.b.h.o.b., but frequently only jJO-ifO1.
30" g.b.h.o.b. Of good site and form when growing in sheltered
positions, but smaller sizes and much poorer form in exposed post»
Grown usually flat-topped* Bark, both stems and branches fairly
smooth. It* grey* Few lrge. rounded flakes up to 10* long on trttjai
Habitat	OB 1 mm«, grey, thin green line* IB bright pink, 1—2
eras* Older trees have high percentage dk. brown attractive heart
wood«.
Never seen off hills, up to 4f000* in Mas* <3b Ch., down a&
2,000* in Valley* Usu. on basement hills, esp* in esepmnt*, but
noted on Karroo sandstone hills nr* Sianyolo, Gwembe. Commonly a
dominant of highest & steepest portions of eso* hills, often pure
Coll. w. R. Bainbndge,	No. 574 esp. in sheltered
Forest Dept.,	Alt. 2Wf,000*
23.8*61
Ndola.
4r—P313 7-61
Date
valleys on schist whc
trees reach max*sise.
In admixt* with Jul-
Tonga name 1RIS0V5
ipsrs^sk^p^i
lower down or on drier sites.
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