| Newtonia buchananii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Newtonia |
| Species: | N. buchananii |
| Binomial name | |
| Newtonia buchananii (Baker) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique | |
Newtonia buchananii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
Newtonia buchananii is a tree from 10–40 meter high, forming a loose canopy with a flattish top. It has smooth bark, and the trunk has small buttresses at the base. The leaves are bipinnate, with numerous leaflets (38-67 pairs), linear or falcate 2-9 mm long, tiny and light green when young. It may be deciduous. The flowers cream-colored, fading to brown, in spikes 3.5 to 19 cm long. [1] [2]
It is found in humid highland forests in tropical Africa at elevations from 600 to 2200 meters, with a mean annual rainfall of 1100 - 3000 mm, and a mean annual temperature of 17 - 27°c. [1]
In Nigeria and Cameroon, it lives in highland forests at elevations of 1100 to 1800 meters.
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The trees are harvested in the wild for their timber. It is grown in coffee, tea and cocoa plantations to provide light shade for crops. [1]
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