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Cynometra

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Cynometra
Leaves of Cynometra cauliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Cynometra
L.[1]
Species

113; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Iripa Adans.
  • Maniltoa Scheff.
  • Metrocynia Thouars
  • Pseudocynometra Kuntze, nom. superfl.
  • Schizosiphon K.Schum.

Cynometra (from Greek calque of puki anjing, local Malay name for C. cauliflora according to Rumphius[2]) is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution.[1]

Species of Cynometra are particularly important as forest components 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. Prior to 2019, Cynometra was considered to be polyphyletic and in need of revision.[3] In that year, botanist Aleksandar Radosavjevic recircumscribed this genus by including all species from Maniltoa and removing African species having jointed pedicels and dehiscent fruits.[4]

Species

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The following 113 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2026:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cynometra L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. Mahdi, Waruno (2007). Malay Words and Malay Things: Lexical Souvenirs from an Exotic Archipelago in German Publications Before 1700. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 112. ISBN 978-3-447-05492-8.
  3. Radosavljevic A, Mackinder BA, Herendeen PS (2017). "Phylogeny of the Detarioid Legume Genera Cynometra and Maniltoa (Leguminosae)". Systematic Botany. 42 (4): 670–679. Bibcode:2017SysBo..42..670R. doi:10.1600/036364417X696465. S2CID 91017745.
  4. Radosavljevic, Aleksandar (2019). "The rise of Cynometra (Leguminosae) and the fall of Maniltoa: a generic re-circumscription and the addition of 4 new species". PhytoKeys (127): 1–37. Bibcode:2019PhytK.127....1R. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.127.29817. PMC 6661263. PMID 31379449.
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