Brachystegia is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa.
Manilkara is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. A close relative is the genus Pouteria.
Leeuwenbergia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1974 and named in honor of Toon Leeuwenberg. The entire genus is endemic to tropical west-central Africa.
- Leeuwenbergia africanaLetouzey & N.Hallé - Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Leeuwenbergia letestuiLetouzey & N.Hallé - Gabon
Ancistrocladus is a genus of woody lianas in the monotypic family Ancistrocladaceae. The branches climb by twining other stems or by scrambling with hooked tips. They are found in the tropics of the Old World.
The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, most of which are native to Africa and Asia. Pride of Burma and tamarind are two of the most notable species in Detarioideae. It has the following clade-based definition:
The most inclusive crown clade containing Goniorrhachis marginataTaub. and Aphanocalyx cynometroidesOliv., but not Cercis canadensisL., Duparquetia orchidaceaBaill., or Bobgunnia fistuloides(Harms) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema.
Calpocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species of trees native to west and west-central tropical Africa. They are typically found in tropical rain forest, often in riverine or littoral areas.
Ancistrocladus letestui is a species of liana of the plant family of the Ancistrocladaceae occurring in the subtropical or tropical dry forests of Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, and Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Annickia is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. Every species of this genus is native to continental Africa, from west Tropical Africa to Tanzania.
Sorindeia is a genus of some three dozen plant species that are native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Mascarene Islands. They are distinguished by their compound leaves, large inflorescences and distinctive fruit. In the case of S. madagascariensis, as many as 200 fruit may be carried on a pendant cluster.
Tapura letestui is a species of plant in the Dichapetalaceae family. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.
Whitfieldia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae with about 14 species in tropical Africa.
Utricularia letestui is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and is only known from three collections. U. letestui grows as a terrestrial plant in seasonally flooded grasslands, usually at altitudes around 800 m (2,625 ft). It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1989. It was named in honor of the French collector G. Le Testu.
Vangueriella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical Africa.
Aulacocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical Africa.
Aporrhiza is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Bizonula is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Pancovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Pterorhachis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Meliaceae.
Pseudartabotrys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. The only species is Pseudartabotrys letestui.
Rhabdophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae, native to western and central Tropical Africa. Nuclear DNA evidence shows that it is sister to Campylospermum.
