Afzelia

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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


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