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Balanites maughamii subsp. maughamii

Butressed trunk and bark
Common names: torchwood (Eng.); groendoring (Afr.); umnunu (Sotho); nulu (Tswana)
Family: Zygophyllaceae

... seed germinated very well in Millennium Seed Bank trials. Balanites This tree can easily be cultivated from seed. ... slowly. Torchwood is slightly frost tender. The genus  Balanites  was derived from a Greek word meaning ... because the dry kernels have been burnt as torches. Balanites maughamii  is not well known in South Africa. The ...

04 / 09 / 2006 | K Behr | Pretoria NBG
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