Afrormosia

angolensis: of Angola

Medium to large tree. Bark smooth, pale grey to whitish, with large irregularly shaped thin pieces peeling off the lower trunk. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate with 8 to 20 alternate leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Flowers in terminal branched inflorescences, pale pink to purple with a darker centre and veining, covered with golden-brown hairs on the calyx. Fruit a flattened pod, pale brown with narrow wings along the margins.

Frequent

DRC, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.