Cordyla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging across northern Africa from Senegal to Somalia, and through eastern Africa from Sudan to KwaZulu-Natal, including Madagascar.
Species
, seven species were accepted:
- Cordyla africana <small>Lour.</small> âÂÂàA tree native to eastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal
- Cordyla densiflora <small>Milne-Redh.</small> â a tree endemic to Tanzania
- Cordyla haraka <small>Capuron</small> âÂÂàa tree endemic to eastern Madagascar
- Cordyla madagascariensis <small>R.Vig.</small> â a tree endemic to Madagascar
- Cordyla pinnata <small>(A. Rich.) Milne-Redh.</small> â a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to Chad
- Cordyla richardii <small>Milne-Redh.</small> âÂÂàa shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern Uganda
- Cordyla somalensis <small>J.B. Gillett</small> âÂÂàa shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia
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