Craibia brevicaudata

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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|image = Craibia brevicaudata02.jpg

|genus = Craibia

|species = brevicaudata

|authority = (Vatke) Dunn

|synonyms =

Schefflerodendron gazensis Baker

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Craibia brevicaudata, or the mountain peawood,{{cite book |last1=van Wyk |first1=Braam |title=Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa |date=August 2013 |publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa |isbn=978-1775841043 |edition=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dw1bDwAAQBAJ |access-date=7 June 2023}} is a species of medium to large evergreen trees from the family Fabaceae found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?genus=Craibia&species=brevicaudata Distribution] The leaves are imparipinnate and have 5–7 leaflets, which are dark green coloured, are leathery and almost hairless. The plants petiole is swelled. The flowers are compactly racemed, and are white-greenish at the center. The pods are flat, and creamy-gray, and carry reddish-brown seeds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130130|title=Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum|website=www.zimbabweflora.co.zw|accessdate=2019-01-28}}