Balanites maughamii explained

Balanites maughamii (manduro, torchwood, Afrikaans: Groendoring, Zulu: Ugobandlovu) is a species of tree native to southern and eastern Africa. It ranges from Kenya through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, Eswatini, and the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is deciduous or semi-deciduous, growing to 20 (–25) meters tall, with a rounded and spreading crown. It has a fluted trunk up to 1.3 m in diameter. It rarely grows as a low shrub 1.5 to 2 m tall.^[1]

It is a protected tree in South Africa.^{[2] [3]}

Groendoring, a community outside Asab in Southern Namibia is named after this tree.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873111-1 Balanites maughamii Sprague
2. Web site: Protected Trees . 3 May 2013 . Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705085122/http://www2.dwaf.gov.za/dwaf/cmsdocs/4116___poster%20protected%20trees.pdf . 2010-07-05 .
3. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Balanites . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2010-10-12.
4. News: Groendoring struggles to keep up with Eger legacy . Tjituka . Martin . 30 April 2013 . The Namibian.