Amblygonocarpus is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It's single species, Amblygonocarpus andongensis, is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]

Scotsman's rattle
Twice pinnate compound leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Amblygonocarpus
Harms (1897)
Species:
A. andongensis
Binomial name
Amblygonocarpus andongensis
(Welw. ex Oliv.) Exell & Torre (1955)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amblygonocarpus obtusangulus (Welw. ex Oliv.) Harms (1899)
  • Amblygonocarpus schweinfurthii Harms (1899)
  • Tetrapleura andongensis Welw. ex Oliv. (1871)
  • Tetrapleura andongensis var. schweinfurthii (Harms) Aubrév. (1950)
  • Tetrapleura obtusangula Welw. ex Oliv. (1871)
Seedpods and seeds

References edit

  1. ^ a b Amblygonocarpus andongensis (Welw. ex Oliv.) Exell & Torre. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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. hdl:10568/90658.