Cynometra greenwayi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Cynometra
Species: Cynometra greenwayi

Name

Cynometra greenwayi Brenan, Kew Bull. 17: 209 (1963)

Type: Greenway 10440, 4 January 1962 (holotype: K; isotypes: BR, S).
Type locality: KENYA. Kilifi District, Southeast of Gedi.

Notes

According to Radosavljevic (2019), Cynometra greenwayi along with other mainland tropical African (but not all) species of the genus Cynometra should be excluded from the genus and will be transferred to a new as yet un-named genus in the future.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Additional references

Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. [see Caesalpiniaceae.]
Radosavljevic, A. 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. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.127.29817 Reference page.

Links

Cynometra greenwayi Brenan, Catalogue of Life. Accessed: 9 May 2021.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cynometra greenwayi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cynometra greenwayi. Published online. Accessed: 9 May 2021.
IUCN: Cynometra greenwayi Brenan (Vulnerable)
Cynometra greenwayi in Global Plants on JSTOR. Accessed: 9 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cynometra greenwayi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 May 2021.