Philenoptera
| Philenoptera | |
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| Apple-leaf tree in the Kruger Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Millettieae |
| Genus: | Philenoptera Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1848) |
| Species[1] | |
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11; see text | |
Philenoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees, shrubs, and more rarely lianas native to sub-Saharan Africa. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, wooded grassland, and bushland. Four species are native to the Zambezian region, 3 species to the Sudanian region, 2 species to the Zanzibar-Inhambane and Tongaland-Pondoland regions, 1 species to the Somali-Masai region, 1 species to the Guineo-Congolian region, and 1 to Madagascar.[1]
Species
[edit]As of September 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
- Philenoptera bussei (Harms) Schrire
- Philenoptera cyanescens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty
- Philenoptera eriocalyx (Harms) Schrire
- Philenoptera kanurii (Brenan & J.B.Gillett) Schrire
- Philenoptera katangensis (De Wild.) Schrire
- Philenoptera laxiflora (Guill. & Perr.) Roberty
- Philenoptera nelsii (Schinz) Schrire
- Philenoptera pallescens (Welw. ex Baker) Schrire
- Philenoptera sutherlandii (Harv.) Schrire
- Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire
- Philenoptera wankieensis (Mendonça & E.P.Sousa) Lock
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Philenoptera Hochst. ex A.Rich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 September 2023.