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Gossweilerodendron joveri

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Scientific name
  
Gossweilerodendron joveri

Order
  
Fabales

Genus
  
Gossweilerodendron

Rank
  
Species

Gossweilerodendron joveri is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Angola, Cameroon, and Gabon, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is a large tree, with resinous bark. The leaves are pinnate, with 4–5 alternately-arranged leaflets 8 cm long and 2.5 cm broad. The flowers are small, with four (rarely five) white sepals 2 mm long and no petals; they are produced in panicles. The pod superficially resembles a maple samara with a single seed at one end, with the rest of the pod modified into a wing.

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Gossweilerodendron joveri Wikipedia