Cynometra (from Greek calque of puki anjing, local Malay name for C. cauliflora according to Rumphius) is genus of tropical forest trees with a pantropical distribution.
Species of Cynometra are particularly important as forest components in West Africa and the Neotropics. Cynometra alexandri (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa.
The genus is a member of the subfamily Detarioideae. It has been suggested that Cynometra is polyphyletic and is in need of revision. In 2019, beside description of 4 new species (i.e. Cynometra cerebriformis, C. dwyeri, C. steyermarkii and C. tumbesiana), suggested that the species formerly recognized as Maniltoa should be included in this genus and some of the mainland tropical African species (those with asterisk in the list below) excluded from this genus because of their jointed pedicels and dehiscent fruits (he has not yet published any new combination for them, though).
Species
113 species are currently accepted. The list below is based on Plants of the World Online and .
Cynometra abrahamii
Cynometra alexandri
Cynometra americana
Cynometra ananta
Cynometra ankaranensis
Cynometra aurita
Cynometra bauhiniifolia
Cynometra beddomei
Cynometra bourdillonii
Cynometra brachymischa
Cynometra brachyrrhachis
Cynometra browneoides
Cynometra capuronii
Cynometra cauliflora
Cynometra cebuensis
Cynometra commersoniana
Cynometra congensis
Cynometra copelandii
Cynometra craibii
Cynometra crassifolia
Cynometra cubensis
Cynometra cuneata
Cynometra dauphinensis
Cynometra engleri
Cynometra falcata
Cynometra filifera
Cynometra fissicuspis
Cynometra floretii
Cynometra gillmanii*
Cynometra glomerulata
Cynometra grandiflora (syn. Maniltoa grandiflora )
Cynometra hemitomophylla
Cynometra hostmanniana
Cynometra humboldtiana
Cynometra inaequifolia
Cynometra insularis
Cynometra iripa
Cynometra katikii
Cynometra lenticellata (syn. Maniltoa lenticellata )
Cynometra longicuspis
Cynometra longifolia
Cynometra longipedicellata
Cynometra lujae
Cynometra lukei
Cynometra lyallii
Cynometra macrocarpa
Cynometra madagascariensis
Cynometra mannii
Cynometra marginata
Cynometra marleneae
Cynometra mayottensis
Cynometra megalophylla
Cynometra minor (syn. Maniltoa minor ) Cynometra minutiflora
Cynometra nyangensis
Cynometra oaxacana
Cynometra oddonii
Cynometra parvifolia
Cynometra pedicellata
Cynometra pervilleana
Cynometra phaselocarpa
Cynometra polyandra
Cynometra portoricensis
Cynometra ramiflora
Cynometra retusa
Cynometra rosea (syn. Maniltoa rosea ) Cynometra roseiflora Cynometra sakalava
Cynometra schlechteri
Cynometra schottiana
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Cynometra simplicifolia
Cynometra sphaerocarpa
Cynometra suaheliensis
Cynometra travancorica
Cynometra trinitensis
Cynometra ulugurensis
Cynometra vestita (syn. Maniltoa vestita ) Cynometra vitiensis (syn. Maniltoa floribunda ) Cynometra vogelii Cynometra warburgii Cynometra webberi