Isoberlinia

Taxobox
name = "Isoberlinia"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
tribus = Detarieae
genus = "Isoberlinia" Craib & Stapf ex Holland
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Isoberlinia angolensis" "Isoberlinia dalzielii" "Isoberlinia doka" "Isoberlinia scheffleri" "Isoberlinia stolzii"

"Isoberlinia" is a genus in the family Fabaceae (legume family) of five species of tree native to the hotter parts of tropical Africa. They are an important component of miombo woodlands. The leaves have three or four pairs of large leaflets and stout seed pods.

Local Malawi names include Sukwa "mutondo" for "Isoberlinia angolensis" and Tumbuka "mbwerebwere" for "Isoberlinia stolzii".

Some species in this genus have been transferred to the genus "Julbernardia".

References

* Binns, Blodwen. (1972). "Dictionary of Plant Names in Malawi". Zomba, Malawi: The Government Printer.
* Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J. M. (1958). "Flora of West Tropical Africa", Vol. 1, Part 2. London: Crown Agents for Oversea Govts. and Admins.
* Mabberley, D. J. (1987). "The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.