Round-leaved bloodwood

Dopperkiaat · Pterocarpus rotundifolius

A neat bushveld tree named for its rounded leaflets. The bright yellow sweet-pea flowers and flat disc-shaped winged pods set it apart.

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How to identify it

A small to medium tree with compound leaves made up of noticeably rounded leaflets. In spring and early summer it carries showy deep-yellow, pea-shaped flowers, and later a flat rounded winged pod.

Flowers & fruit

Deep-yellow flowers from spring into early summer (about September to January).

Browsed by

Young leaves are browsed by game such as kudu and elephant, and birds nest in the branches.

Where to see it in Kruger

Open bushveld and rocky hillsides, on sandy and well-drained soils.

Did you know

In hot dry weather its flower buds stay shut and only burst open on wet days, so the whole tree can flower within days of a good rain shower.

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