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]
| Gigasiphon | |
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| Gigasiphon macrosiphon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
| Genus: | Gigasiphon Drake |
| Type species | |
| Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake
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| Species | |
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5; see text | |
Species
editGigasiphon 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
edit- ^ Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
- ^ a b [1]. "Gigasiphon Drake". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Gigasiphon". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Gigasiphon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.