Androstachys

Lebombo ironwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Picrodendreae
Subtribe: Mischodontinae
Genus: Androstachys
Prain
Species:
A. johnsonii
Binomial name
Androstachys johnsonii

Androstachys johnsonii, the Lebombo ironwood, is a medium-sized Afrotropical tree species, and the sole member of the genus Androstachys in the Picrodendraceae. It is slow-growing, evergreen to deciduous,[1] and dioecious, with flowers that are wind-pollinated. It is native to southeastern Africa and Madagascar, where it generally occurs gregariously on rocky hillsides, particularly in hot and dry situations.[2] It produces a hard, durable wood which is of economic interest. Its specific name commemorates W. H. Johnson, a 19th-century Director of Agriculture in Mozambique.[2] Four related species which are native to Madagascar, are usually placed in genus Stachyandra.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Androstachys johnsonii (PROTA)". Pl@ntUse. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Yashe, Asavela; Hankey, Andrew (October 2014). "Androstachys johnsonii Prain". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 27 June 2016.