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Millettia stuhlmannii
Also called Large Leaved Umzimbeet, Pangapanga
Panga panga is a deciduous timber tree from southeastern Africa, grown mainly for its wood and valued in its native woodlands rather than as an ornamental. It is not commonly cultivated, so care advice is general and based on its seasonally dry tropical habitat.
Millettia stuhlmannii, commonly known as panga panga, is a well-known species of timber tree that is native to the southeastern Afrotropics. The wood of the tropical species M. laurentii has similar qualities and uses, but is slightly darker, and lacks the copious yellowish white resin of the heartwood vessels. Its foliage is similar to that of Pterocarpus rotundifolius, and it may be confused with the latter when observed from a distance.
It is found in southern Tanzania, eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and very locally in the Venda region of South Africa. Though locally common or even dominant, over-utilization may deplete many populations. Besides harvesting for timber, their numbers are also depleted by unsustainable harvesting of bark and roots, which are employed for medicinal and magical purposes.
Millettia aurea · Millettia bussei · Millettia capuronii · Millettia conraui · Millettia duchesnei · Millettia elongatistyla · Millettia eriocarpa · Millettia extensa · Millettia galliflagrans · Umzimbeet · Millettia hitsika · Millettia lacus-alberti
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Millettia stuhlmannii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
