Cordyla
Cordyla madagascariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Amburaneae
Genus: Cordyla
Lour. (1790)
Species

7; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Calycandra Lepr. ex A.Rich. (1831)
  • Dupuya J.H.Kirkbr. (2005)

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Cordyla Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cordyla". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. 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.
  • Data related to Cordyla at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Cordyla at Wikimedia Commons
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