Gilbertiodendron

Gilbertiodendron is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It consists of about 25 species of tree native to tropical Africa. Members of this genus were formerly considered to be in the genus Macrolobium but that genus is now restricted to species growing in tropical America. It is closely related to Pellegriniodendron.[3]

Gilbertiodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Detarioideae
Genus:
Gilbertiodendron

J. Léonard
Type species
Gilbertiodendron demonstrans
(Baill.) J. Léonard 1952
Species

See text

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard 1955

Species

Gilbertiodendron includes the following species:

References
  1. Estrella M, Devesa JA, Wieringa JJA (2012). "Morphological reevaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae–Detarieae) and its inclusion in Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard". South African Journal of Botany. 78: 257–265. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.04.006.
  2. de la Estrella M, Wieringa JJ, Mackinder B, van der Burgt X, Devesa JA, Bruneau A (2014). "Phylogenetic analysis of the African genus Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard and related genera (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Detarieae)". Int. J. Plant Sci. 175 (9): 975–985. doi:10.1086/677648.
  3. Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Louppe, D.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. Timbers 2. PROTA. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-92-9081-495-5.


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