Gilbertiodendron

Gilbertiodendron
Flower of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei in Cameroon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Gilbertiodendron
J.Léonard (1952)
Type species
Gilbertiodendron demonstrans
(Baill.) J. Léonard (1952)
Species

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Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard (1955)

Gilbertiodendron is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It consists of about 25 species of tree native to west and west-central tropical Africa. Members of this genus were formerly considered to be in the genus Macrolobium but that genus is now restricted to species growing in tropical America. It is closely related to Pellegriniodendron.[4]

Species

Gilbertiodendron includes 38 accepted species:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Estrella M, Devesa JA, Wieringa JJA (2012). "Morphological reevaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae–Detarieae) and its inclusion in Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard". South African Journal of Botany. 78: 257–265. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.04.006.
  2. ^ de la Estrella M, Wieringa JJ, Mackinder B, van der Burgt X, Devesa JA, Bruneau A (2014). "Phylogenetic analysis of the African genus Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard and related genera (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Detarieae)". Int. J. Plant Sci. 175 (9): 975–985. doi:10.1086/677648.
  3. ^ a b Gilbertiodendron J.Léonard. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Louppe, D.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. Timbers 2. PROTA. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-92-9081-495-5.


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