Research Article
Mating System among Provenances of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Table 1
Characteristics of the mating system provenances.
| Provenance Name | Source Country | Number of Families | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude (m) | Number of Seedlings Used |
| Chikhwawa | Malawi | 10 | 16°46′S | 35°17′E | 100–300 | 80 | Mangochi | Malawi | 20 | 14°02′S | 34°53′E | 200–600 | 80 | Ntcheu | Malawi | 19 | 14°39′S | 34°46′E | 300–600 | 80 | Rumphi | Malawi | 20 | 10°59′S | 33°45′E | 900–1200 | 80 | Missira | Mali | 19 | 13°43′N | 8°27′W | 352 | 80 | Magunde | Mozambique | 20 | 24°95′S | 32°92′E | 0–200 | 80 | Marracuene | Mozambique | 17 | 25°58′S | 32°95′E | 0–200 | 80 | Moamba | Mozambique | 20 | 25°55′S | 32°55′E | 0–200 | 80 | Kalimbeza | Namibia | 15 | 17°34′S | 24°34′E | 967 | 80 | Ohangwena | Namibia | 20 | 17°30′S | 15°55′E | 1144 | 80 | Oshikondilingo | Namibia | 16 | 17°35′S | 15°45′E | 1030 | 80 | Kalanga | Swaziland | 20 | 26°45′S | 31°45′E | 239 | 80 | Magamba-Turiani | Tanzania | 9 | 5°40′S | 38°12′E | 530 | 80 | Chalinze-Bangamoyo | Tanzania | 8 | 6°55′S | 38°20′E | 550 | | Chigongwe-Dodoma | Tanzania | 9 | 6°04′S | 35°45′E | 920 | | Mandimu-Singida | Tanzania | 3 | 5°04′S | 35°08′E | 1460 | | Mialo-Kondoa | Tanzania | 9 | 5°03′S | 36°21′E | 1150 | | Mkata-Kilosa | Tanzania | 6 | 7°22′S | 37°50′E | 430 | | Ubena-Bangamoyo | Tanzania | 9 | 6°11′S | 38°10′E | 305 | | Choma | Zambia | 14 | 17°00′S | 27°00′E | 1300 | 80 | Siavonga | Zambia | 16 | 16°30′S | 28°00′E | 520 | 80 | Biriwiri | Zimbabwe | 15 | 19°50′S | 32°40′E | 1500 | 80 | Matebeleland North | Zimbabwe | 14 | 18°00′S | 29°00′E | 996 | 80 | Matebeleland South | Zimbabwe | 15 | 21°00′S | 32°45′E | 388 | 80 | Mudzi | Zimbabwe | 15 | 16°17′S | 32°45′E | 400 | 80 | Mzarabani | Zimbabwe | 15 | 19°50′S | 32°40′E | 600 | 80 | Ngundu | Zimbabwe | 13 | 20°50′S | 32°50′E | 457 | 80 |
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Note: All the provenances had the same species ( S. birrea ssp . caffra). Pooled provenance due to low seedling numbers during trial establishment |