Guibourtia conjugata is a species of small to medium-sized trees from family Fabaceae that can be found in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The plants are growing in woods and along the river banks of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The plant is 9 meters tall, with the leaves that can range from 3–5 cm in length and are ovated and a bit curved. The plant's flowers are either white or yellow coloured and are 5 mm in diameter. Their apex is rounded and is hairless.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Small Bastard Mopane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Guibourtia coleosperma
- Colophospermum mopane
- Hardwickia binata
- Piliostigma reticulatum
- Bauhinia racemosa
- Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Guibourtia
- Species
- Guibourtia conjugata
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