Cryptosepalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are 12 species, mostly trees. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa,[2] ranging from Guinea to Tanzania, Mozambique, and Angola.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Cryptosepalum Benth. (1865) |
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Species
edit12 species are accepted:[1]
- Cryptosepalum ambamense Letouzey
- Cryptosepalum congolanum (De Wild.) J.Léonard
- Cryptosepalum diphyllum P.A.Duvign. ex J.Léonard
- Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild.
- Cryptosepalum katangense (De Wild.) J.Léonard
- Cryptosepalum korupense Burgt
- Cryptosepalum maraviense Oliv.
- Cryptosepalum mimosoides Welw. ex Oliv.
- Cryptosepalum minutifolium (A.Chev.) Hutch. & Dalziel
- Cryptosepalum pellegrinianum (J.Léonard) J.Léonard
- Cryptosepalum staudtii Harms
- Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum (Hook.f.) Benth.
References
edit- ^ a b c Cryptosepalum Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Van Der Burgt, X. M., Poundje, M., & Sene, O. (2014). Cryptosepalum korupense Burgt, sp. nov.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a tree species from the Southwest Region in Cameroon. Adansonia, 36(1), 73-81.
External links
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Media related to Cryptosepalum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cryptosepalum at Wikispecies- Cryptosepalum at Tropicos
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