You are here
Leguminosae
Cynometra L.
EOL Text
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008 |
Source | http://www.arkive.org/cynometra/cynometra-webberi/ |
As a result of long-standing overexploitation for firewood and building materials, as well as clearance for agriculture and settlements, the once extensive forests of the east African coast have, today, been reduced to small, scattered fragments (2). The largest of these is the Arabuko-Sokoke forest, which covers an area of 420 square kilometres and contains the greatest population of C. webberi (2). Despite Arabuko-Sokoke's protected status, pressure from increasing local human populations is ongoing and intensifying. The region's poverty drives people to illegally exploit the forest, particularly targeting C. webberi because of its multiple uses as a building material, and for fuelwood and charcoal (3).
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008 |
Source | http://www.arkive.org/cynometra/cynometra-webberi/ |
The preservation of Arabuko-Sokoke is vital, as it supports a high number of endemic and rare species, and is ranked by BirdLife International as the second most important forest for bird conservation on mainland Africa (2). Unfortunately, people living around the forest frequently have a negative view of conservation; from their perspective it denies them access to the resources that they require to survive (3) (5). To overcome this, a number of organisations are working to create programs whereby local people can derive a sustainable income from the forest, without causing its destruction. For example, the Kipepeo Butterfly Project has trained local people to farm butterflies within the forest for export to overseas exhibits (6). If programs like these can be maintained, it may halt the otherwise inevitable destruction of the east African coastal dry forests (3).
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Copyright Wildscreen 2003-2008 |
Source | http://www.arkive.org/cynometra/cynometra-webberi/ |
firewood; building; tools; furniture; shade; ornamental
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Africa Tree Database |
Source | No source database. |
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:40
Specimens with Sequences:54
Specimens with Barcodes:53
Species:13
Species With Barcodes:10
Public Records:17
Public Species:5
Public BINs:0
Cynometra webberi is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Sources
- Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Cynometra webberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
This Caesalpinioideae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Wikipedia |
Source | http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cynometra_webberi&oldid=541646990 |
Perennial, Trees, Woody throughout, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems or branches arching, spreading or decumbent, Stems greater than 2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules inconspicuous, absent, or caducous, Leaves compound, Leaves even pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 2, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves coriaceous, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence axillary, Inflorescence or flowers lax, declined or pendulous, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx 5-lobed , Calyx 4-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Calyx lobes exceeding or about equal to corolla, Petals separate, Petals white, Stamens 9-10, Stamens completely free, separate, Stamens long exserted, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit stipitate, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit indehiscent, Fruit orbicular to subglobose, Fruits reniform, Fruit coriaceous or becoming woody, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 1-seeded, Fruit 2-seeded, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Compiled from several sources by Dr. David Bogler, Missouri Botanical Garden in collaboration with the USDA NRCS NPDC |
Source | http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYRA8 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cynometra. |
Cynometra is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution. It is particularly important as a forest component in west Africa and the neotropics. Cynometra alexandri (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa. The genus is a member of the sub-family Caesalpinioideae.
Species[edit]
- Cynometra alexandri
- Cynometra americana
- Cynometra ananta
- Cynometra bauhiniifolia
- Cynometra beddomei
- Cynometra bourdillonii
- Cynometra brachyrrhachis
- Cynometra cauliflora
- Cynometra cubensis
- Cynometra cuneata
- Cynometra duckei
- Cynometra engleri
- Cynometra fissicuspis
- Cynometra gillmanii
- Cynometra greenwayi
- Cynometra hankei
- Cynometra hemitomophylla
- Cynometra hondurensis
- Cynometra hostmanniana
- Cynometra insularis
- Cynometra iripa
- Cynometra leonensis
- Cynometra letestui
- Cynometra longicuspis
- Cynometra longifolia
- Cynometra longipedicellata
- Cynometra lujae
- Cynometra lukei
- Cynometra malaccensis
- Cynometra mannii
- Cynometra marginata
- Cynometra megalophylla
- Cynometra michelsonii
- Cynometra microflora
- Cynometra nyangensis
- Cynometra oaxacana
- Cynometra oddonii
- Cynometra palustris
- Cynometra parvifolia
- Cynometra pedicellata
- Cynometra portoricensis
- Cynometra ramiflora
- Cynometra retusa
- Cynometra sanagaensis
- Cynometra schlechteri
- Cynometra schottiana
- Cynometra sessiliflora
- Cynometra spruceana
- Cynometra stenopetala
- Cynometra suaheliensis
- Cynometra trinitensis
- Cynometra ulugurensis
- Cynometra vogelii
- Cynometra webberi
This Caesalpinioideae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Wikipedia |
Source | http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cynometra&oldid=605136304 |