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| Piptadeniastrum africanum | |
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| Piptadeniastrum africanum in the Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Piptadeniastrum Brenan (1955) |
| Species: | P. africanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan (1955) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Piptadenia africana Hook.f. (1849) | |
Piptadeniastrum africanum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to tropical sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Senegal to Sudan and Angola. It is the sole species in genus Piptadeniastrum.
Piptadeniastrum africanum is a large rain forest tree, growing up to 160 160 feet (49 m) tall. It has a straight bole, with large plank-like buttresses. The crown is spreading with parasol-like branches. Foliage is fine and fern-like, and flowers are yellowish-white and arranged in panicled spikes. It grows in the humid tropical Guineo-Congolian forest of western and central Africa.
The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
References
- Hills, R. 2019. Piptadeniastrum africanum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T62027343A62027345. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62027343A62027345.en. Accessed 15 September 2023.
- ^ Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- Piptadeniastrum Brenan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
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| Piptadeniastrum | |
| Piptadeniastrum africanum |
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| Piptadenia africana | |
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