Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, also known as an ambatch, pith-tree, balsa wood tree, or umburu, is a common large shrub to small tree of the genus Aeschynomene in the family Fabaceae growing in swamps, lakes and rivers in Tropical Africa. It grows two to nine, exceptionally up to twelve, metres high, with a straight, thick, swollen, conical trunk. This is an unusual leguminous tree in that it grows in water as a freshwater mangrove, with an extremely lightweight wood acting as a float and a specialised root system sprouting from the trunk which forms a tangled web hanging through the water and sprawling through the mud. It has adventitious roots and roots which are differentiated into special structures adapted to the swamp environment. It can even grow as floating islands of drifting forests.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, also known as an ambatch, pith-tree, balsa wood tree, or umburu, is a common large shrub to small tree of the genus Aeschynomene in the family Fabaceae growing in swamps, lakes and rivers in Tropical Africa. It grows two to nine, exceptionally up to twelve, metres high, with a straight, thick, swollen, conical trunk. This is an unusual leguminous tree in that it grows in water as a freshwater mangrove, with an extremely lightweight wood acting as a float and a specialised root system sprouting from the trunk which forms a tangled web hanging through the water and sprawling through the mud. It has adventitious roots and roots which are differentiated into special structures adapted to the swamp environment. It can even grow as floating islands of drifting forests.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, éga ...... ant à la famille des Fabacées.
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*Aedemone excelsa (Kotschy)
*Aedemone humilis (Kotschy)
*Aedemone mirabilis (Kotschy)
*Aeschynomene tchadica (A. Chev.)
*Herminiera elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.)
*Smithia elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.)Baill.)
*Smithia grandidieri (Baill.)
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
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Taub.
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Aeschynomene
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A. elaphroxylon
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IUCN3.1
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*Herminiera elaphroxylon (Guil ...... schynomene tchadica (A. Chev.)
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Gui ...... a la familia de las fabáceas.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon är e ...... s listade i Catalogue of Life.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, als ...... g islands of drifting forests.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, éga ...... ant à la famille des Fabacées.
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
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Aeschynomene elaphroxylon
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