Cynometra

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Cynometra (from Greek calque of puki anjing, local Malay name for C. cauliflora according to Rumphius[2]) is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution.[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Cynometra
Leaves of Cynometra cauliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Cynometra
L.[1]
Species

113; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Iripa Adans.
  • Maniltoa Scheff.
  • Metrocynia Thouars
  • Pseudocynometra Kuntze, nom. superfl.
  • Schizosiphon K.Schum.
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Species of Cynometra are particularly important as forest components in West Africa and the Neotropics. Cynometra alexandri (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa.

The genus is a member of the subfamily Detarioideae. Prior to 2019, Cynometra was considered to be polyphyletic and in need of revision.[3] In that year, botanist Aleksandar Radosavjevic recircumscribed this genus by including all species from Maniltoa and removing African species having jointed pedicels and dehiscent fruits.[4]

Species

The following 113 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2026:[1]

  • Cynometra abrahamii Du Puy & R.Rabev.
  • Cynometra alexandri C.H.Wright
  • Cynometra americana Vogel
  • Cynometra ananta Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Cynometra ankaranensis Du Puy & R.Rabev.
  • Cynometra aurita R.Vig.
  • Cynometra basifoliola (Verdc.) Rados.
  • Cynometra bauhiniifolia Benth.
  • Cynometra beddomei Prain
  • Cynometra bourdillonii Gamble
  • Cynometra brachymischa Harms
  • Cynometra brachyrrhachis Harms
  • Cynometra brassii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Rados.
  • Cynometra browneoides (Harms) Rados.
  • Cynometra capuronii Du Puy & R.Rabev.
  • Cynometra cauliflora L.
  • Cynometra cebuensis F.Seid.
  • Cynometra cerebriformis Rados.
  • Cynometra commersoniana Baill.
  • Cynometra congensis De Wild.
  • Cynometra copelandii (Elmer) Merr.
  • Cynometra craibii Gagnep.
  • Cynometra cubensis A.Rich.
  • Cynometra cuneata Tul.
  • Cynometra cynometroides (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Rados.
  • Cynometra dauphinensis Du Puy & R.Rabev.
  • Cynometra dongnaiensis Pierre
  • Cynometra duckei Dwyer
  • Cynometra dwyeri Rados.
  • Cynometra elmeri Merr.
  • Cynometra engleri Harms
  • Cynometra falcata A.Gray
  • Cynometra filifera Harms
  • Cynometra fissicuspis (Pittier) Pittier
  • Cynometra floretii Labat & O.Pascal
  • Cynometra fortuna-tironis (Verdc.) Rados.
  • Cynometra gillmanii J.Léonard
  • Cynometra glomerulata Gagnep.
  • Cynometra grandiflora A.Gray
  • Cynometra greenwayi Brenan
  • Cynometra hankei Harms
  • Cynometra hemitomophylla (Donn.Sm.) Rose
  • Cynometra hondurensis Dwyer
  • Cynometra hostmanniana Tul.
  • Cynometra humboldtiana Stergios
  • Cynometra inaequifolia A.Gray
  • Cynometra insularis A.C.Sm.
  • Cynometra iripa Kostel.
  • Cynometra katikii Verdc.
  • Cynometra lenticellata (C.T.White) Rados.
  • Cynometra leonensis Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Cynometra letestui (Pellegr.) J.Léonard
  • Cynometra longicuspis Ducke
  • Cynometra longifolia Huber
  • Cynometra longipedicellata Harms
  • Cynometra lujae De Wild.
  • Cynometra lukei Beentje
  • Cynometra lyallii Baker
  • Cynometra macrocarpa A.S.Tav.
  • Cynometra madagascariensis Baill.
  • Cynometra malaccensis Meeuwen
  • Cynometra mannii Oliv.
  • Cynometra marginata Benth.
  • Cynometra mariettae (Meeuwen) Rados.
  • Cynometra marleneae A.S.Tav.
  • Cynometra mayottensis Labat & O.Pascal
  • Cynometra megalocephala (Harms) Rados.
  • Cynometra megalophylla Harms
  • Cynometra michelsonii J.Léonard
  • Cynometra minor (A.C.Sm.) Rados.
  • Cynometra minutiflora F.Muell.
  • Cynometra mirabilis Meeuwen
  • Cynometra novoguineensis Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Cynometra nyangensis Pellegr.
  • Cynometra oaxacana Brandegee
  • Cynometra oddonii De Wild.
  • Cynometra palustris J.Léonard
  • Cynometra parvifolia Tul.
  • Cynometra pedicellata De Wild.
  • Cynometra pervilleana Baill.
  • Cynometra phaselocarpa (B.Heyne) J.F.Macbr.
  • Cynometra plurijuga (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Rados.
  • Cynometra polyandra Roxb.
  • Cynometra portoricensis Krug & Urb.
  • Cynometra psilogyne (Harms) Rados.
  • Cynometra ramiflora L.
  • Cynometra retusa Britton & Rose
  • Cynometra rosea (K.Schum.) Rados.
  • Cynometra roseiflora W.E.Cooper
  • Cynometra sakalava Du Puy & R.Rabev.
  • Cynometra sampathkumaraniana Sanjappa, Sringesw. & Dalavi
  • Cynometra sanagaensis Aubrév.
  • Cynometra schefferi (K.Schum.) Rados.
  • Cynometra schlechteri Harms
  • Cynometra schottiana Hochr.
  • Cynometra sessiliflora Harms
  • Cynometra simplicifolia Harms
  • Cynometra sphaerocarpa Pittier
  • Cynometra steenisii (Meeuwen) Rados.
  • Cynometra stenopetala Dwyer
  • Cynometra steyermarkii Rados.
  • Cynometra suaheliensis (Taub.) Baker f.
  • Cynometra travancorica Bedd.
  • Cynometra trinitensis Oliv.
  • Cynometra tumbesiana Rados.
  • Cynometra ulugurensis Harms
  • Cynometra vestita (A.C.Sm.) Rados.
  • Cynometra vitiensis Rados.
  • Cynometra vogelii Hook.f.
  • Cynometra warburgii Harms
  • Cynometra webberi Baker f.
  • Cynometra yokotae Kaneh.
  • Cynometra zeylanica Kosterm.

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