Pericopsis

Pericopsis is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.

Pericopsis
Pericopsis mooniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
(unranked):	Genistoids[1]
Genus:	Pericopsis Thwaites
Species
4; see text.
Synonyms
Afrormosia Harms

Species

Pericopsis comprises the following species:[2][3][4]

• Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen
• Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen—African teak
• Pericopsis laxiflora (Baker) Meeuwen
• Pericopsis mooniana Thwaites—Nandu wood

References

1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pericopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pericopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
4. "The Plant List entry for Pericopsis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.