Cynometra palustris

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 palustris

Name

Cynometra palustris J.Léonard, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 22: 201 (1952).

• Type: E. Jans 909bis (in flower, [9] May 1952; holotype: BR0000008916778; 'type': K000417906^(JSTOR); cf. YBI110442093, without type indication).
• Type locality: Congo Belge [The Decocratic Republic Of The Congo]. District forestier central: Bokoro sur Lukenie, forêt marécageuse[Bokoro over the Lukenie River, marshy forest].

Notes

According to Radosavljevic (2019), Cynometra palustris 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: West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Léonard, J. 1952. Notulae systematicae XIII: Caesalpiniaceae africanae (Cynometra, Didelotia, Zingana, Cryptosepalum, Pynaertiodendron). Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 22: 201–210. JSTOR DOI: 10.2307/3666757 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 palustris J.Leonard, Catalogue of Life. Accessed: 4 June 2021)
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cynometra palustris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cynometra palustris. Published online. Accessed: 4 June 2021. Reference page.
• IUCN: Cynometra palustris J.Léonard (Endangered) - Assessed by E. Fischer, M. Simo-Droissart & W. Tack on 30 May 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cynometra palustris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 January 2022.