Philenoptera

Philenoptera
Apple-leaf tree in the Kruger Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Millettieae
Genus:	Philenoptera Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Capassa Klotzsch

Philenoptera is a plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae).

Species

There are some 6 species:

• Philenoptera bussei (Harms) Schrire
• Philenoptera cyanescens (Schum. & Thonn.) Roberty
• Philenoptera madagascariensis (Vatke) Schrire
• Philenoptera nelsii (Schinz) Schrire
• Philenoptera pallescens (Welw. ex Baker) Schrire
• Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire