''Schefflerodendron'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. It includes four species of trees native to tropical Africa, ranging from Cameroon to Tanzania and Angola. They grow in tropical rain forest and seasonally-dry forest, including disturbed areas. Three species are native to the Guineo-Congolian forests of west-central Africa, and one species ('' S. usambarense'') also extends to the Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forests of Tanzania.

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Schefflerodendron adenopetalum'' (Taub.) Harms *'' Schefflerodendron gabonense'' Pellegr. *'' Schefflerodendron gilbertianum'' J.Léonard & Latour *'' Schefflerodendron usambarense'' Harms

References

Millettieae Fabaceae genera Flora of the Afrotropical realm Taxa named by Hermann Harms Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Millettieae-stub