Fabaceae
Cynometra

Cynometra alexandri C.H.Wright

First published in H.H.Johnston, Uganda Prot. 1: 325 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to N. Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62021870/149007990

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Flat-topped evergreen tree 10–50 m. high, branching rather low down, and with extensive thin buttresses near base; bark smooth but flaking, reddish-grey or light brown; young branchlets puberulous or shortly pubescent, or sometimes glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:stipules ± persistent, linear, 3–6(–10) mm. long, 0.3–0.5(–0.75) mm. wide; petiole 2–4(–5) mm. long, puberulous; rhachis 0.5–3.5 cm. long, widely channelled or almost winged above; leaflets 4(–6), sessile, obliquely lanceolate, elliptic-lanceolate, ovate-elliptic, or ovate, 1–10 cm. long, 0.5–3(–4) cm. wide, at least the larger terminal pair gradually tapering to an obtuse to subacute point, not emarginate, glabrous or nearly so.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles axillary and terminal, 2–6 cm. long; axes puberulous; pedicels 6–14 mm. long, glabrous, jointed below the flower.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or sometimes pink, sweetly scented.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4(–5 fide Léonard), 4–5 mm. long, glabrous outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, obovate-lanceolate, 5–6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods smooth when mature, 5–10 cm. long, 3–5 cm. wide, rounded or apiculate at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ± 1.7–2 cm. in diameter.
Habitat
Lowland rain forest; 700–1220 m.
Distribution
T4 U2 U4
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guinea-Congolia/Zambezia regional transition zone; forest., Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest., Guineo-Congolian forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Uganda Ironwood
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0