Fabaceae
Cynometra

Cynometra leonensis Hutch. & Dalziel

First published in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 331 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa, NW. Angola. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 331 (1928)
  • Kew Bull. 1928: 381
  • Léonard in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 21: 392.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Deighton, F.C. [1861] Sierra Leone K000043665 Yes
Small, D. [661] Sierra Leone K000043664 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1861] Sierra Leone K000043666 Yes
Fox, J.E.D. [160] Sierra Leone K000043662 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [25] Liberia K000043663 Yes
Aylmer, G. [576] Sierra Leone K000043656 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6072] Sierra Leone K000043659 Yes
Unwin, A.H.; Smythe, C.W. [62] Sierra Leone K000043661 Yes
King, H.C. [10] Sierra Leone K000043658 Yes
Small, D. [661] Sierra Leone K:SPC-06484.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [1106] Sierra Leone K000043667 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1106] Sierra Leone K000043668 Yes
King, H.C. [10] Sierra Leone K000043660 Yes
Sawyerr, J.S. [FHK13600] Sierra Leone K000043657 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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

  • 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