Osodendron Dinklagei
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''Osodendron'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the pea family (
Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...
). It contains three species which are native to tropical Africa.''Osodendron'' E.J.M.Koenen
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''. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


Species

Three species are accepted: *''
Osodendron altissimum ''Osodendron altissimum'', formerly known as ''Albizia altissima'', is a low branching tree within the Fabaceae family, it grows along river banks in the Lower and Upper Guinean and Congolian forests of west and central Africa. Description ...
'' *'' Osodendron dinklagei'' *''
Osodendron leptophyllum ''Osodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It contains three species which are native to tropical Africa.Fabaceae genera Afrotropical realm flora Mimosoids