Gigasiphon
Genus of legumes
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Gigasiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is circumscribed is defined by "a long-tubular hypanthium, an arborescent habit, and a calyx divided into two lobes".[1] It includes five species native to eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Lesser Sunda Islands.[2]
| Gigasiphon | |
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| Gigasiphon macrosiphon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
| Genus: | Gigasiphon Drake |
| Type species | |
| Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake | |
| Species | |
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5; see text | |
Species
Gigasiphon comprises the following species:[3][4][2]
- Gigasiphon amplum (Span.) de Wit
- Gigasiphon dolichocalyx (Merr.) de Wit
- Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake
- Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Harms) Brenan
- Gigasiphon schlechteri (Harms) de Wit
Note: Gigasiphon gossweileri is now in the African monotypic genus Tournaya