Pericopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes four species of trees and shrubs, three native to sub-Saharan Africa and one to Sri Lanka, Malesia, New Guinea, and the Caroline Islands. Typical habitats include tropical lowland forest (including riverine or mangrove forests for the Asian species) and seasonally-dry woodland and wooded grassland.[1]
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| Pericopsis mooniana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Meso-Papilionoideae |
| Clade: | Genistoids |
| Genus: | Pericopsis Thwaites (1864) |
| Species[1] | |
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4; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Afrormosia Harms (1906) | |
Trees of the genus provide excellent timber which is used as a substitute for teak in cabinet work and furniture making.[1]
Species
editPericopsis comprises the following species:[1][2][3]
- Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen
- Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen — African teak
- Pericopsis laxiflora (Baker) Meeuwen
- Pericopsis mooniana Thwaites — Nandu wood
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Pericopsis Thwaites. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pericopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pericopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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