Sympetalandra Explained

Sympetalandra is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees native to Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines, where they grow in lowland tropical forest. It belongs subfamily Caesalpinioideae.^[1]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

• Sympetalandra borneensis Stapf
• Sympetalandra densiflora (Elmer) Steenis
• Sympetalandra hildebrandii Steenis
• Sympetalandra schmutzii Steenis
• Sympetalandra unijuga (Airy Shaw) Steenis

Notes and References

1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). . 2017 . A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny . . 66 . 1 . 44–77 . 10.12705/661.3. free . 10568/90658 . free .
2. Web site: Sympetalandra Stapf . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 21 September 2023.