Cynometra falcata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Cynometra |
Species: | C. falcata |
Binomial name | |
Cynometra falcata | |
Cynometra falcata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji.
Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak. Native to the southeastern United States, it gets its name the "Spanish Oak" as these are the areas of early Spanish colonies, whilst "southern red oak" comes from both its range and leaf color during late summer and fall.The southern red oak is a deciduous angiosperm, so has leaves that die after each growing period and come back in the next period of growth.
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.
The sicklefin houndshark is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 metres (490 ft) Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
The Sokoke scops owl is an owl found in Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the Sokoke Forest. It is also found in the Afzelia-Cynometra forest.
Cynometra beddomei is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It was described from a single tree in the Kerala Western Ghats of India. In 1998 it was declared extinct as it had never been seen again since 1870.
Cynometra bourdillonii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Karnataka and Kerala in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cynometra brachyrrhachis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cynometra cubensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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 inaequifolia is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Malaysia, the Philippines, and possibly Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cynometra insularis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji.
Cynometra longipedicellata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Cynometra lukei is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania and threatened by habitat loss.
Cynometra suaheliensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Cynometra travancorica is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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.
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.