Fabaceae
Cynometra

Cynometra engleri Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 77 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32274/2812423

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen tree 12–21 m. high (shrubby, 4–6 m. high, fide Engler, ex Harms).
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:stipules very quickly caducous, apparently not leafy; petiole 6–18 mm. long; leaflets 2, on petiolules 1–3 mm. long, ± obliquely elliptic, 6.5–14(–16, fide Harms) cm. long, 2.4–7.3 cm. wide, obtuse or somewhat emarginate at apex, glabrous; venation obscure or not apparent on both surfaces.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles 3–8 cm. long; axes glabrous or nearly so; pedicels 4–6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers small, white.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4, 2.5–3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, oblanceolate-oblong, 4–5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods unknown.
Habitat
Riverine forest; 100–300 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere T3
[FTEA]

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

  • 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

  • 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