Plagiosiphon

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Plagiosiphon
Species: P. discifer – P. emarginatus – P. gabonensis – P. longituba – P. multijugus
Name

Plagiosiphon Harms Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1: 194. (1897)

Type species: Plagiosiphon discifer Harms Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1: 194. (1897)

References

Harms, H.A.T. 1897. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 1: 194.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Plagiosiphon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Plagiosiphon. Published online. Accessed: Sep 11 2020. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Plagiosiphon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2020. Reference page.

Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Plagiosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees or shrubs native to west and west-central Africa. They grow in tropical lowland Guineo-Congolian rain forest, often along rivers, on rocky banks, or on hillsides. Four species are limited to Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa. Plagiosiphon emarginatus also grows in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.[1]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2023:[1]

Plagiosiphon discifer Harms
Plagiosiphon emarginatus (Hutch. & Dalziel) J.Léonard
Plagiosiphon gabonensis (A.Chev.) J.Léonard
Plagiosiphon longitubus (Harms) J.Léonard
Plagiosiphon multijugus (Harms) J.Léonard

References

"Plagiosiphon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.