''Englerodendron'' is a small genus of
legume
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s belonging to the family
, that are native to tropical Africa.
It is found in the countries of
Cameroon
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,
Congo,
Equatorial Guinea
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,
Gabon
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,
Ghana
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,
Guinea
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,
Ivory Coast
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,
Liberia
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,
Nigeria
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,
Congo,
Sierra Leone
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,
Tanzania
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and
Zaire
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.
The genus name of ''Englerodendron'' is in honour of
Adolf Engler
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on alpha taxonomy, plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as ''Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' (''The Natural Plant Families'' ...
(1844–1930), a German botanist, and also; ''
Dendron'', a
Greek
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word meaning "tree".
It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.40 on page 27 in 1907.
A recent study indicates that an early Miocene (Aquitanian) tropical moist forest from Ethiopia may represent a monodominant forest dominated by a prehistoric species of ''Englerodendron'', ''Englerodendron mulugetanum''.
Species
It contains the following species:
* ''
Englerodendron brachyrhachis''
(Breteler) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron conchyliophorum''
(Pellegr.) Breteler
* ''
Englerodendron explicans''
(Baill.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron gabunense''
(J.Léonard) Breteler
* ''
Englerodendron graciliflorum''
(Harms) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron hallei''
(Aubrév.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron isopetalum''
(Harms) Breteler & Wieringa
* ''
Englerodendron korupense''
Burgt
* ''
Englerodendron lebrunii''
(J.Léonard) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron leptorrhachis''
(Harms) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron mengei''
(De Wild.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron nigericum''
(Baker f.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron obanense''
(Baker f.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron sargosii''
Pellegr.
* ''
Englerodendron triplisomere''
(Pellegr.) Estrella & Ojeda
* ''
Englerodendron usambarense''
Harms
* ''
Englerodendron vignei''
(Hoyle) Estrella & Ojeda
Phylogeny
The following relationships have been suggested for the genus ''Englerodendron'':
References
Fabaceae genera
Plants described in 1907
Flora of Africa
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