Cylicodiscus
Sign in to saveCylicodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Cylicodiscus gabunensis, a tree native to the rain forests of western and west-central Africa, ranging from Côte d'Ivoire to Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo.
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Cylicodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Cylicodiscus gabunensis, a tree native to the rain forests of western and west-central Africa, ranging from Côte d'Ivoire to Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo.
Cylicodiscus gabunensis is a very large tree, reaching in height and in girth. Trees are armed with thorns as saplings and unarmed as adults. Flowers are yellowish or greenish-white and arranged on spikes. Fruits are pods up to long. Seeds are flat, thinky winged, and up to long.