''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west

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and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa. The genus is a member of the subfamily

Detarioideae The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, mos ...

. It has been suggested that ''Cynometra'' is

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

and is in need of revision. In 2019, beside description of 4 new species (i.e. '' Cynometra cerebriformis'', '' C. dwyeri'', '' C. steyermarkii'' and '' C. tumbesiana''), suggested that the species formerly recognized as '' Maniltoa'' should be included in this genus and some of the mainland tropical African species (those with asterisk in the list below) excluded from this genus because of their jointed

pedicels In botany, a pedicel is a stem that attaches a single flower to the inflorescence. Such inflorescences are described as ''pedicellate''. Description Pedicel refers to a structure connecting a single flower to its inflorescence. In the absenc ...

and

dehiscent Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents. This is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part; structures that o ...

fruits (he has not yet published any new combination for them, though).

Species

The list below is based on

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants ...

POWO (2019). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22178-1 Retrieved 11 May 2021." and . * '' Cynometra abrahamii'' * '' Cynometra alexandri''* * '' Cynometra americana'' * ''

Cynometra ananta ''Cynometra ananta'' is a perennial large tree within the Fabaceae family. Its timber is traded under the name ''Apome'' in Ivory Coast and ''Ananta'' in Ghana. Taxonomy The genus Cynometra is composed of pantropical species of which 25 is na ...

''* * '' Cynometra ankaranensis'' * '' Cynometra aurita'' * ' * '' Cynometra bauhiniifolia'' * ''

Cynometra beddomei ''Cynometra beddomei'' is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It was described from a single tree in the Kerala Western Ghats of India. In 1998 it was declared extinct as it had never been seen again since 1870. Trees of the species have ...

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Cynometra bourdillonii ''Cynometra bourdillonii'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Karnataka and Kerala in India. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the proces ...

'' * '' Cynometra brachymischa'' * '' Cynometra brachyrrhachis''* * ' * ' * ''

Cynometra capuronii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and eas ...

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Cynometra cauliflora ''Cynometra cauliflora'' is a small, cauliflorous tree with a thick, heavily branched stem, and rather small flowers, about across, that appear on the stem in clusters. It is known in Indonesian as ''namu-namu'', after the flattened, crescent s ...

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Cynometra cebuensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra commersoniana ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra congensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra copelandii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and e ...

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Cynometra craibii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra crassifolia ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and e ...

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Cynometra cubensis ''Cynometra cubensis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra cuneata ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * ' * '' Cynometra dauphinensis'' * ' * ' * ' * ' * '' Cynometra engleri''* * ''

Cynometra falcata ''Cynometra falcata'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of O ...

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Cynometra filifera ''Cynometra filifera'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. Taxonomy According to (2019), ''Cynometra filifera'' along with other mainland tropical African (but not all) species of the genus ''Cynometra'' ...

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Cynometra fissicuspis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra floretii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and eas ...

'' * ' * '' Cynometra gillmanii''* * ''

Cynometra glomerulata ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * '' Cynometra grandiflora'' (syn. '' Maniltoa grandiflora'' ) * '* * '* * ''

Cynometra hemitomophylla ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra hostmanniana ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra humboldtiana ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and eas ...

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Cynometra inaequifolia ''Cynometra inaequifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Malaysia, the Philippines, and possibly Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) ...

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Cynometra insularis ''Cynometra insularis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of ...

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Cynometra iripa ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra katikii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Maniltoa lenticellata ''Maniltoa lenticellata'' is a flowering tropical tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical semi-deciduous rainforest and gallery forests in northern Queensland, some of the Torres Strait Islands, and New Guinea New Guinea ( ...

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Cynometra longicuspis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and e ...

'' * '' Cynometra longifolia'' * ''

Cynometra longipedicellata ''Cynometra longipedicellata'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra lujae ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra lukei ''Cynometra lukei'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra lyallii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * '' Cynometra macrocarpa'' * '' Cynometra madagascariensis'' * ' * ''

Cynometra mannii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * '' Cynometra marginata'' * ' * ''

Cynometra marleneae ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra mayottensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and eas ...

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Cynometra megalophylla ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Maniltoa minor ''Maniltoa minor'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji. References minor Minor may refer to: * Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities. ** A person who has not reached the age of ...

'' ) * '' Cynometra minutiflora'' * ' * ' * ''

Cynometra nyangensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra oaxacana ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra oddonii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra parvifolia ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * '' Cynometra pedicellata''* * ''

Cynometra pervilleana ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra phaselocarpa ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra polyandra ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra portoricensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra ramiflora A tree in the family Fabaceae, ''Cynometra ramiflora'' is found in mangroves and flooded forests from New Caledonia in the western Pacific west to Queensland in Australia, New Guinea, Island Southeast Asia, and Tropical Asia as far west as India. ...

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Cynometra retusa ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Maniltoa rosea ''Maniltoa rosea'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra roseiflora'' * ''

Cynometra sakalava ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

'' * ' * ' * '' Cynometra schlechteri'' * '' Cynometra schottiana'' * '* * ''

Cynometra simplicifolia ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and e ...

'' * '' Cynometra sphaerocarpa'' * ' * ' * ' * ''

Cynometra suaheliensis ''Cynometra suaheliensis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra travancorica ''Cynometra travancorica'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra trinitensis ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and ea ...

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Cynometra ulugurensis ''Cynometra ulugurensis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Maniltoa vestita ''Maniltoa vestita'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oc ...

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Maniltoa floribunda ''Maniltoa floribunda'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of ...

'' ) * '' Cynometra vogelii'' * ''

Cynometra warburgii ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. ''Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and eas ...

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Cynometra webberi ''Cynometra webberi'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Cynometra zeylanica ''Cynometra'' is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. '' Cynometra alexandri'' (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and e ...

References

* Fabaceae genera {{Detarioideae-stub