Cynometra sessiliflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

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

Name

Cynometra sessiliflora Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 262 (1899)

• Typus: [J.H. Camp s.n.] (holotypus: BR-BR0000008919984).
• Type locality: Congogebiet[The Democratic Republic of the Congo]. 'v. s. in Herb. Hort. Bruxell.'

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cynometra gilletii De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 128 (1905); as Cynometra Gilletii; not accepted by Lock (1989) and Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra sessiliflora]
    • Typus: J. Gillet 2710 (July 1902; BR(-BR0000008919335, -BR0000008919663, -BR0000008919977)).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Wambali.
  • Cynometra laurentii De Wild., Enum. Pl. Laurent: 96 (1905); not accepted by Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra sessiliflora]
  • Cynometra sessiliflora var. laurentii (De Wild.) Lebrun, Bull. Jard. Bot. État 9: 299 (1933)

Notes

According to Radosavljevic (2019), Cynometra sessiliflora 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 Congo, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harms, H. 1899. Leguminosae africanae. II. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 26(3–4): 253–324. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Wildeman, É. 1904. Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore du Bas- et du Moyen-Congo. Vol. I, Fasc. II. Annales du Museé du Congo (Belge). Botanique, série 5, 1(2): 81–212, tt. XXVI–XLIII. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Lock, J.M. 1989. Legumes of Africa. A check-list. 619 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-10-9. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cynometra sessiliflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cynometra sessiliflora. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cynometra sessiliflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cynometra sessiliflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 7 May 2021. Reference page.