Dalbergia melanoxylon
Dalbergia melanoxylon
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Burkina | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Senegal | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Dalbergia
- Species:
- Dalbergia melanoxylon
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- feb,mar,apr
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Mature trees are fire-tolerant and can resprout after fire; seedlings are sensitive to fire.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break physical dormancy; germination occurs in 2-4 weeks at 25-30°C.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash