''Cordyla'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. 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.

Species

, seven species were accepted: * ''

Cordyla africana ''Cordyla africana'' is a tall (up to ), deciduous African tree with a large, spreading, much-branched crown, and a bole of some dbh. It is a member of the large leguminous family Fabaceae, and is known as wild mango in some areas. It is found ...

'' Lour. – A tree native to eastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal * ''

Cordyla densiflora ''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 ...

'' Milne-Redh. – a tree endemic to Tanzania * ''

Cordyla haraka ''Cordyla haraka'', synonym ''Dupuya haraka'', is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and ...

'' Capuron – a tree endemic to eastern Madagascar * ''

Cordyla madagascariensis ''Cordyla madagascariensis'', synonym ''Dupuya madagascariensis'', is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the islan ...

'' R.Vig. – a tree endemic to Madagascar * ''

Cordyla pinnata ''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 ...

'' (A. Rich.) Milne-Redh. – a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to Chad * ''

Cordyla richardii ''Cordyla richardii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by ...

'' Milne-Redh. – a shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern Uganda * ''

Cordyla somalensis ''Cordyla somalensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the ...

'' J.B. Gillett – a shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia

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* * Amburaneae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fabaceae genera Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Faboideae-stub