Cryptosepalum

Life-forms

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: Cryptosepalum
Species: C. ambamense – C. congolanum – C. diphyllum – C. exfoliatum – C. katangense – C. korupense – C. maraviense – C. mimosoides – C. minutifolium – C. pellegrinianum – C. staudtii – C. tetraphyllum

Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptosepalum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 10. Reference page.

Name

Cryptosepalum Benth., 1865
Synonyms

Dewindtia De Wild.
Pynaertiodendron De Wild.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Tropical Africa
Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1865. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 1, pars II., sistens Dicotyledonum Polypetalarum ordines LVI: Leguminosas–Myrtaceas. Pps. 433–735. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 1(2): 584.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptosepalum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cryptosepalum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 10 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cryptosepalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Sep 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Cryptosepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are 12 species, mostly trees. They are native to Africa.[1]

Species include:[1]

Cryptosepalum ambamense
Cryptosepalum congolanum
Cryptosepalum diphyllum
Cryptosepalum elegans
Cryptosepalum exfoliatum
Cryptosepalum katangense
Cryptosepalum korupense
Cryptosepalum maraviense
Cryptosepalum mimosoides
Cryptosepalum minutifolium
Cryptosepalum pellegrinianum
Cryptosepalum staudtii
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum

See also

Zambezian cryptosepalum dry forests

References

Van Der Burgt, X. M., Poundje, M., & Sene, O. (2014). Cryptosepalum korupense Burgt, sp. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a tree species from the Southwest Region in Cameroon. Adansonia, 36(1), 73-81.