Hylodendron

Hylodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It contains a single species, Hylodendron gabunense, a tree native to Nigeria and west-central tropical Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo), where it grows in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is a tall and thin-boled tree with sharp buttresses, and is armed with woody spines.[2]

Hylodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Hylodendron
Taub. (1894)
Species:
H. gabunense
Binomial name
Hylodendron gabunense
Taub. (1894)

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Hylodendron gabunense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T144295739A149028494. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144295739A149028494.en. Accessed 2 September 2023.
  2. Hylodendron gabunense Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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