Fabaceae
Cynometra

Cynometra webberi Baker f.

First published in J. Bot. 67: 196 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest, Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; bushland and thicket.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen tree 4.5–18 m. high, with bushy crown, buttressed base to trunk, and smooth grey bark; young branchlets shortly pubescent to puberulous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:stipules not seen; petiole 1–3 mm. long, puberulous; rhachis 0.8–3(–4) cm. long, conspicuously channelled above; leaflets normally 6–8 (although occasional reduced leaves with only 4 may be present also), elliptic to obovate-elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 0.9–3.2(–4.2) cm. long, 0.4–1.2(–2.5) cm. wide, rounded to obtuse or sometimes slightly emarginate at apex, not gradually tapering, glabrous or almost so.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles mostly terminal, 2–14 cm. long; pedicels 1.5–10(–12, fide Léonard) mm. long, pubescent like the panicle-axes, jointed below the flower.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sweetly scented.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4, green, 2–3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, white, 3.5–4.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods smooth, 4–6 cm. long, 2.6–3.3 cm. wide, apiculate.
Figures
Fig. 19.
Habitat
Lowland dry evergreen forest, ? evergreen woodland, deciduous woodland ( Brachystegia); near sea-level to ± 150 m.
Distribution
K7 T3 T6 not known elsewhere
[FTEA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34632/2853527

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

Uses

Use
Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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