3490.020 Guibourtia Benn.

Wilczek, R., Leonard, J., Hauman, L, Hoyle, A.C., Steyaert, R. Gilbert, G. & Boutique, R. (1952) Caesapiniaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume III 234-554

Description of the genus

Trees; leaf with a pair of leaflets; pod with glandular, leathery valves which split along one suture exposing the seed enclosed in a red aril.

Worldwide: 16-17 species in tropical Africa and America.

DRC: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.LéonardII
coleosperma (Benth.) J. LéonardXIDescription, Image
demeusei (Harms) J.LéonardIII,IV,VI

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Guibourtia

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Wikipedia: Guibourtia

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