Cordyla
Cordyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging across northern Africa from Senegal to Somalia, and through eastern Africa from Sudan to KwaZulu-Natal, including Madagascar.[1]
| Cordyla | |
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| Cordyla madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Amburaneae |
| Genus: | Cordyla Lour. (1790) |
| Species | |
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7; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of April 2023, seven species were accepted:[1][2][3]
- Cordyla africana Lour. – A tree native to eastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Cordyla densiflora Milne-Redh. – a tree endemic to Tanzania
- Cordyla haraka Capuron – a tree endemic to eastern Madagascar
- Cordyla madagascariensis R.Vig. – a tree endemic to Madagascar
- Cordyla pinnata (A. Rich.) Milne-Redh. – a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to Chad
- Cordyla richardii Milne-Redh. – a shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern Uganda
- Cordyla somalensis J.B. Gillett – a shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia
References
- "Cordyla Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cordyla". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Cordyla". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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