Pericopsis angolensis is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree within the Fabaceae family.
| Pericopsis angolensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Pericopsis |
| Species: | P. angolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen
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Description edit
Pericopsis angolensis grows as a shrub or as a small to medium-sized tree capable of reaching 20 m tall, sometimes up to 27 m.[2] The bark of younger trees is often smooth but becomes fissurred and flaky when mature; the bark is light grey to brown in color and the slash is yellowish and fibrous.[2] Leaves are alternate and imparipinnately compound with stipules and petioles present. Leaflets are ovate to elliptical in shape, can reach up to 9.5 cm long and 5 cm wide, cuneate to rounded at the base and notched to rounded at the top.[2] The inflorescence is often arranged in panicles.
Wood edit
Its woods is hard and heavy and the heartwood is greenish brown and the sapwood yellow-grey.[3][4]
Infraspecies[5] edit
- Pericopsis angolensis f. angolensis
- Pericopsis angolensis f. brasseuriana (De Wild.) Brummitt
- Pericopsis angolensis f. intermedia Yakovlev
Distribution and habitat edit
The species is native to Central and Tropical Africa, it is found in woodlands and wooded grassland. It is a common timber tree in the Miombo ecoregion.[2]
Chemistry edit
Methanol and chloroform extracts of the species resulted in the isolation of 3,9-dimethoxypterocarpan, a derivative of Isoflavanoids and 3,4,3',5'-tetrahydroxystilbene, a stilbenol.[3]
Uses edit
Its wood is used in construction and furniture making.[4]
References edit
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Pericopsis angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146223839A146223841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146223839A146223841.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Louppe, Dominique, ed. (2008). Plant resources of tropical Africa. 7,1: Timbers: 1 / ed.: D. Louppe; A. A. Oteng-Amoako. General ed.: R. H. M. J. Lemmens. Weikersheim: Margraf. p. 422. ISBN 978-90-5782-209-4.
- ^ a b Harper, S. H.; Kemp, A. D.; Underwood, W. G. E.; Campbell, R. V. M. (1969). "Pterocarpanoid constituents of the heartwoods of Pericopsis angolensis and Swartzia madagascariensis". Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic (8): 1109. doi:10.1039/j39690001109. ISSN 0022-4952.
- ^ a b Sangumbe, Lino Manuel Vicente; Pereira, Miguel; Carrillo, Isabel; Mendonça, Regis Teixeira (2018). "An exploratory evaluation of the pulpability of Brachystegia spiciformis and Pericopsis angolensis from the angolan miombo woodlands". Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología (ahead): 0–0. doi:10.4067/S0718-221X2018005002301. ISSN 0718-221X.
- ^ "Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-16.