Cryptosepalum

Genus of legumes

Cryptosepalum
Cryptosepalum maraviense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Cryptosepalum
Benth. (1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dewindtia De Wild. (1902)
  • Pynaertiodendron De Wild. (1915)

Cryptosepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are 12 species, mostly trees. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa,[2] ranging from Guinea to Tanzania, Mozambique, and Angola.[1]

Species

12 species are accepted:[1]

  • Cryptosepalum ambamense Letouzey
  • Cryptosepalum congolanum (De Wild.) J.Léonard
  • Cryptosepalum diphyllum P.A.Duvign. ex J.Léonard
  • Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild.
  • Cryptosepalum katangense (De Wild.) J.Léonard
  • Cryptosepalum korupense Burgt
  • Cryptosepalum maraviense Oliv.
  • Cryptosepalum mimosoides Welw. ex Oliv.
  • Cryptosepalum minutifolium (A.Chev.) Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Cryptosepalum pellegrinianum (J.Léonard) J.Léonard
  • Cryptosepalum staudtii Harms
  • Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum (Hook.f.) Benth.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cryptosepalum Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ Van Der Burgt, X. M., Poundje, M., & Sene, O. (2014). Cryptosepalum korupense Burgt, sp. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a tree species from the Southwest Region in Cameroon. Adansonia, 36(1), 73-81.
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Taxon identifiers
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