''Cryptosepalum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
. There are 12 species, mostly
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
s. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa,
[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. ranging from Guinea to Tanzania, Mozambique, and Angola.
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Species
12 species are accepted:[
* '' Cryptosepalum ambamense''
* '' Cryptosepalum congolanum''
* '' Cryptosepalum diphyllum''
* '' Cryptosepalum exfoliatum''
* '' Cryptosepalum katangense''
* '' Cryptosepalum korupense''
* '' Cryptosepalum maraviense''
* '' Cryptosepalum mimosoides''
* '' Cryptosepalum minutifolium''
* '' Cryptosepalum pellegrinianum''
* '' Cryptosepalum staudtii''
* '' Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum''
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References
External links
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''Cryptosepalum''
at Tropicos
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Detarioideae
Fabaceae genera
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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