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

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