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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Afzelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Afzelia (named for Adam Afzelius, of Upsala, and once resident in Sierra Leone). Leguminosae. A small genus of unarmed trees, in Afr. and the Pacific Isls.: fls. with vexillum much exceeding calyx and clawed, the lateral and anterior petals scale-like or wanting; perfect stamens 7, staminodia 2. A. bijuga, Gray. Tree: lvs. abruptly pinnate, the lfts. mostly in 2 pairs, ovate: fls. in small terminal panicles: pod oblong and flat, 5-8 in. long by 2 in. wide; seeds compressed-orbicular, 1 in. or more in diam. Described from the Fiji Isls., but apparently widely distributed in Oceanica. Apparently not cult., but it is the "ifit," used in Guam as a cabinet-wood and for general construction purposes. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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