''Gilbertiodendron'' is a genus of
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
in the family
. 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
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals an ...
'' but that genus is now restricted to species growing in tropical America. It is closely related to ''Pellegriniodendron''.
Species
''Gilbertiodendron'' includes the following species:
* ''
Gilbertiodendron bilineatum
''Gilbertiodendron bilineatum'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction ...
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Gilbertiodendron brachystegioides
''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 restricte ...
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* '' Gilbertiodendron dewevrei''][
* '']Gilbertiodendron diphyllum
''Pellegriniodendron diphyllum'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) ...
'' (Harms) Estrella & DevesaGilbertiodendron grandiflorum
''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 restricte ...
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* '']Gilbertiodendron grandistipulatum
''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 restricte ...
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* '']Gilbertiodendron klainei
''Gilbertiodendron klainei'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Afric ...
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* ''Gilbertiodendron mayombense
''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 restricte ...
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* '']Gilbertiodendron ogoouense
''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 restricte ...
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* '']Gilbertiodendron pachyanthum
''Gilbertiodendron pachyanthum'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Cameroon. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a nat ...
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* ''Gilbertiodendron preussii
''Gilbertiodendron preussii'' is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,[Gilbertiodendron robynsianum
''Gilbertiodendron robynsianum'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the Ivory Coast. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by whic ...]
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* ''Gilbertiodendron splendidum
''Gilbertiodendron splendidum'' is a tall forest tree of lowland swamp forests of coastal West Africa in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Upper Guinean forests along coastal regions of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. It is threatene ...
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References
Fabaceae genera
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