Brachystegia is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa.
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.
Anthonotha is a genus within the subfamily Detarioideae of the plant family Fabaceae.
Baikiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes six species of trees native to sub-Saharan Africa. Species range from Nigeria eastwards to Uganda and Tanzania and south to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. Habitats range from lowland tropical rain forest to seasonally dry forest and woodland or savannas on well-drained soils.
Berlinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 21 species of trees native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Chad, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Angola.
Daniellia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae, named after William Freeman Daniell. It includes ten species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal to Sudan and south to Zambia and Angola.
Didelotia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 13 species native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Englerodendron is a small genus of legumes belonging to the family Fabaceae, that are native to tropical Africa.
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.
Hymenostegia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 14 species native to west and west-central tropical Africa.
Loesenera is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species of trees or shrubs native to west and west-central Africa, including Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo. Its habitat is tropical lowland rain forest, typically along river banks and in swampy areas.
Plagiosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees or shrubs native to west and west-central Africa. They grow in tropical lowland Guineo-Congolian rain forest, often along rivers, on rocky banks, or on hillsides. Four species are limited to Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa. Plagiosiphon emarginatus also grows in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.
Schefflerodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species of trees native to tropical Africa, ranging from Cameroon to Tanzania and Angola. They grow in tropical rain forest and seasonally-dry forest, including disturbed areas. Three species are native to the Guineo-Congolian forests of west-central Africa, and one species also extends to the Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forests of Tanzania.
Talbotiella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 9 species native to west-central and west tropical Africa. Most species ranges from Ghana to the Republic of the Congo. Five are endemic to Cameroon. T. cheekii is endemic to Guinea.
Stachyothyrsus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes two species native to tropical Africa.
Stemonocoleus micranthus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Côte d'Ivoire to the Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo. It is a tree of the Guineo-Congolian forest, growing to 150 feet (46 m) high, with straight bole and buttresses. It is the sole species in genus Stemonocoleus. It belongs to subfamily Detarioideae.
Lebruniodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Lebruniodendron leptanthum, a tree native to west-central tropical Africa – Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest.
Aphanocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone to Côte d'Ivoire, and from Cameroon to Angola and Tanzania.
Pseudoprosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs, lianas, or small trees native to tropical Africa. Typical habitats include tropical rain forest, gallery forest, seasonally-dry forest, and dense thicket. Three species are native to west-central Africa, two species to West Africa, and two species to southeastern Africa – one to the Zambezian region and one to the Zanzibar–Inhambane region. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
Bikinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It includes ten species native to west-central Africa, from Cameroon through Gabon and Republic of the Congo to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
