Gigasiphon
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Gigasiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is circumscribed is defined by "a long-tubular hypanthium, an arborescent habit, and a calyx divided into two lobes."[1] It includes five species native to eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Lesser Sunda Islands.[2]
Species
Gigasiphon comprises the following species:[3][4][2]
- Gigasiphon amplum (Span.) de Wit
- Gigasiphon dolichocalyx (Merr.) de Wit
- Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake
- Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Harms) Brenan
- Gigasiphon schlechteri (Harms) de Wit
Note:: Gigasiphon gossweileri is now in the African monotypic genus Tournaya
References
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