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-Natal Cordyla densiflora Milne-Redh. – a tree endemic to Tanzania Cordyla haraka Capuron – a tree endemic to eastern Madagascar Cordyla madagascariensis R.Vig. – a tree endemic to Madagascar Cordyla pinnata (A. Rich.) Milne-Redh. – a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to Chad Cordyla richardii Milne-Redh. – a shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern Uganda Cordyla somalensis J.B. Gillett – a shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia