Cynometra brachyrrhachis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Cynometra |
Species: | C. brachyrrhachis |
Binomial name | |
Cynometra brachyrrhachis | |
Cynometra brachyrrhachis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.
According to Aleksandar Radosavljevic (2019), Cynometra brachyrrhachis along with other mainland tropical African (but not all) species of the genus Cynometra should be excluded from the genus and will be transferred to a new as yet un-named genus in the future. [2]
Cynometra is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. Cynometra alexandri (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa. The genus is a member of the subfamily Detarioideae. It has been suggested that Cynometra is polyphyletic and is in need of revision. In 2019, beside description of 4 new species, Aleksandar Radosavljevic suggested that the species formerly recognized as Maniltoa should be included in this genus and some of the mainland tropical African species excluded from this genus because of their jointed pedicels and dehiscent fruits.
Cynometra engleri is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Cynometra filifera is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Cynometra gillmanii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cynometra longipedicellata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Cynometra suaheliensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Cynometra ulugurensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Cynometra webberi is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Maniltoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
Cynometra alexandri, the Uganda ironwood or muhimbi, is a species of legume that occurs in tropical lowland forests of central and east Africa. They grow gregariously in drier forest types and as a constituent of swamp forests. They reach some 120 feet (37 m) to 150 feet (46 m) in height, and larger trees often develop hollow boles and buttress roots.