''Pericopsis'' 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
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Species
''Pericopsis'' comprises the following species:
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Pericopsis angolensis
''Pericopsis'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.
Species
''Pericopsis'' comprises the following species:
* '' Pericopsis angolensis'' (Baker) Meeuwen
* ''Pericopsis elata'' (Harms) Meeuwen—African teak
* ''Pericopsis laxiflora
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(Baker) Meeuwen
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Pericopsis elata
''Pericopsis elata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Fabaceae'' and is known by the common names African teak, afromosia, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela.
Description
The species grows to 30-45m tall with a trunk of 1–1.8m i ...
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(Harms) Meeuwen—African teak
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Pericopsis laxiflora
''Pericopsis laxiflora'' is a woody deciduous shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. Sold commercially as satin wood, it is known in some regions as Kulu Kulu, among the Hausa speaking people, it is called Makarfo, the Yorubas call it Ayan and ...
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(Baker) Meeuwen
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Pericopsis mooniana
''Pericopsis mooniana'', the nandu wood or nedun tree, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss
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Thwaites—Nandu wood
References
Faboideae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fabaceae genera
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