Julbernardia globiflora

Mnondo
A flowering Mnondo tree at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Julbernardia
Species:
J. globiflora
Binomial name
Julbernardia globiflora
(Benth.) Troupin
Synonyms
List
  • Brachystegia globiflora Benth.
  • Berlinia eminii Taub. ex Engl.
  • Isoberlinia globiflora (Benth.) Greenway
  • Isoberlinia globiflora (Benth.) Hutch.
  • Pseudoberlinia globiflora (Benth.) J. Duvign
  • Pseudoberlinia globiflora (Benth.) P.A. Duvign
  • Westia eminii (Taub.) J.F. Macbr.
  • Berlinia globiflora (Benth.) Harms ex Engl.
  • Berlinia globiflora (Benth.) Hutch. & BurttDavy

Julbernardia globiflora is a tropical African tree widespread at moderate altitudes in Miombo woodland to the south and east of the equatorial forest region of the Congo Basin. Its common name is mnondo. It is ecologically important over wide areas and is dominant to co-dominant in many types of woodland, always being most successful in drier types of deciduous woodland where there is less competition.