Kiaat seed in autumn, photographed in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Yellow flowers
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Clade:
Dalbergioids
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Genus:
Pterocarpus
Species:
P. angolensis
Binomial name
Pterocarpus angolensis
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Pterocarpus angolensis (African teak, wild teak, Portuguese: Girassonde, Afrikaans: Kiaat, Sotho: Morôtô, Tswana: Mokwa, Venda: Mutondo, Shona: Mukwa, Ndebele: Umvagazi,[2] Shona: Mubvamaropa, Zulu: Umvangazi)[3] is a species of Pterocarpus native to southern Africa, in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.[4] It is a protected tree in South Africa.[3] The name Kiaat, although Afrikaans, is sometimes used outside South Africa as well. In Zimbabwe, depending on what region you are in, it is known as Mukwa( which it is also called in Zambia) or Mubvamaropa.
^Barstow, M.; Timberlake, J.R. (2018). "Pterocarpus angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T33190A67802808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33190A67802808.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Ndabambi, M; Basopo, N; Nkiwane, Lc; Naik, Ys (2015-01-02). "The molluscicidal efficacy of methanol extracts of Pterocarpus angolensis, Sclerocarya birrea, Pappea capensis and Commiphora africana against Lymnaea natalensis and Helisoma duryi". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 40 (1): 107–108. doi:10.2989/16085914.2015.1024605. ISSN 1608-5914. S2CID 84875010.
^ ab"Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010.
^International Legume Database & Information Service: Pterocarpus angolensis
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