Plagiosiphon

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Plagiosiphon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Plagiosiphon
Harms (1897)
Synonyms

Tripetalanthus A.Chev. (1946)

Plagiosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees or shrubs native to west and west-central Africa. They grow in tropical lowland Guineo-Congolian rain forest, often along rivers, on rocky banks, or on hillsides. Four species are limited to Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa. Plagiosiphon emarginatus also grows in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.[1]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2023:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Plagiosiphon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.