Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) Webster var. fagifolia ... - SABONET

FABACEAE
Crotalaria monteiroi Taub. ex Baker f. var. galpinii Burtt Davy ex Verdoorn
Common name: Small-leaved Rattle-pod
Voucher specimen(s): 377, 523, 734
Distribution: Scattered in central, northern, and southwestern Swaziland.
Abundance: Rare to common.
Habitat: Bushveld, along watercourses, rocky hillsides, and on forest fringes.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
Crotalaria natalitia Meisn. var. natalitia
Common name: Pioneer Rattle-pod
Distribution: Isolated patch in the Mkhondvo Valley in central Swaziland.
Abundance: Common.
Habitat: Bushveld, along a road verge.
Land tenure: TDL.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
General: The species is probably a lot more widespread and needs further
investigation.
Dalbergia armata E.Mey.
Common name: Thorny Rope, Monkey Rope
Siswati name: Umcobhe
Distribution: Fairly widespread throughout most of Swaziland.
Abundance: Common to abundant.
Habitat: Forest, bush clumps on rocky outcrops, riverine thicket, and in
wooded ravines.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
General: Used for basketry and for making calf muzzles.
Dalbergia obovata E.Mey.
Common name: Climbing Flat-bean
Voucher specimen(s): 782, 1057
Distribution: Disjunct patches at Hluti in southern Swaziland and on
Mhlababomvu Ridge in the Lebombo Range.
Abundance: Common to rare.
Habitat: Wooded ravines and along evergreen forest fringes.
Land tenure: TDL.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
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