Philenoptera

Philenoptera
Apple-leaf tree in the Kruger Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Philenoptera
Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1848)
Species[1]

11; see text

Philenoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees, shrubs, and more rarely lianas native to sub-Saharan Africa. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, wooded grassland, and bushland. Four species are native to the Zambezian region, 3 species to the Sudanian region, 2 species to the Zanzibar-Inhambane and Tongaland-Pondoland regions, 1 species to the Somali-Masai region, 1 species to the Guineo-Congolian region, and 1 to Madagascar.[1]


Species

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As of September 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Philenoptera Hochst. ex A.Rich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 September 2023.