Xanthocercis

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Mashatu tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Xanthocercis
Species: X. zambesiaca
Binomial name
Xanthocercis zambesiaca
(Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand

Xanthocercis zambesiaca is the single species of tree in the genus Xanthocercis, from the family Fabaceae. The species has a native range covering Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, where it is called the Mashatu tree.

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