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{{Short description|Genus of legumes}} {{Short description|Genus of legumes}}
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'''''Piptadeniastrum''''' is a genus of ]s in the family ]. It belongs to the ] in the subfamily ].<ref name="6subfamilies">{{cite journal | author = The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). | year = 2017 | title = A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny | journal = ] | volume = 66 | issue = 1 | pages = 44–77 | doi = 10.12705/661.3| doi-access = free }}</ref> '''''Piptadeniastrum africanum''''' is a species of ] in the family ]. It is a tree native to tropical sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal to Sudan and Angola.<ref name = powo/> It is the sole species in ] '''''Piptadeniastrum'''''.<ref>. '']''. Retrieved 14 September 2023.</ref>

''Piptadeniastrum africanum'' is a large rain forest tree, growing up to 160 {{convert|160|ft|m}} tall. It has a straight bole, with large plank-like buttresses. The crown is spreading with parasol-like branches. Foliage is fine and fern-like, and flowers are yellowish-white and arranged in ]d spikes. It grows in the humid tropical ] of western and central Africa.<ref name = powo/>

The genus belongs to the ] of subfamily ].<ref name="6subfamilies">{{cite journal | author = The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). | year = 2017 | title = A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny | journal = ] | volume = 66 | issue = 1 | pages = 44–77 | doi = 10.12705/661.3| doi-access = free }}</ref>


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Genus of legumes

Piptadeniastrum africanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Piptadeniastrum
Brenan (1955)
Species: P. africanum
Binomial name
Piptadeniastrum africanum
(Hook.f.) Brenan (1955)
Synonyms

Piptadenia africana Hook.f. (1849)

Piptadeniastrum africanum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to tropical sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal to Sudan and Angola. It is the sole species in genus Piptadeniastrum.

Piptadeniastrum africanum is a large rain forest tree, growing up to 160 160 feet (49 m) tall. It has a straight bole, with large plank-like buttresses. The crown is spreading with parasol-like branches. Foliage is fine and fern-like, and flowers are yellowish-white and arranged in panicled spikes. It grows in the humid tropical Guineo-Congolian forest of western and central Africa.

The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

References

  1. ^ Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. Piptadeniastrum Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
Taxon identifiers
Piptadeniastrum
Piptadeniastrum africanum
Piptadenia africana
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