Cordyla


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 Lour. – A tree native to eastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-NatalCordyla densiflora Milne-Redh. – a tree endemic to TanzaniaCordyla haraka Capuron – a tree endemic to eastern MadagascarCordyla madagascariensis R.Vig. – a tree endemic to MadagascarCordyla pinnata Milne-Redh. – a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to ChadCordyla richardii Milne-Redh. – a shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern UgandaCordyla somalensis J.B. Gillett – a shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia