Afzelia quanzensis Welw. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Afzelia quanzensis Welw.

Summary

Genus:

Afzelia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Detarieae

Nomen number:

1649

Place of publication:

Ann. Cons. Ultramar. (Portugal), Parte Não Off. ser. 1, 55:586. 1859 ("1858") (Apont.)

Verified:

11/05/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Intsia quanzensis (Welw.) Kuntze
Pahudia quanzensis (Welw.) Prain

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Afzelia attenuata Klotzsch
Pahudia attenuata (Klotzsch) Prain

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. Conspectus florae angolensis. 1937-
Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. Flora of southern Africa. 1963-
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Högberg, P. & J. E. Nylund. 1981. Ectomycorrhizae in coastal miombo woodland of Tanzania. Pl. & Soil 63(2):283-289.
Léonard, J. J. G. 1950. Note sur les genres paléotropicaux, Afzelia, Intsia et Pahudia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinae). Reinwardtia 1:64.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-

Common names

English
pod-mahogany –
Swedish
chamfuta –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Zaire

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	beads		Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materials	wood		Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1649. Accessed 18 December 2025.