Hymenostegia gracilipes (original) (raw)

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Species of legume

Hymenostegia gracilipes
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hymenostegia
Species: H. gracilipes
Binomial name
Hymenostegia gracilipesHutch. & Dalziel

Hymenostegia gracilipes is a small to medium riparian and rainforest tree in the family Fabaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to Ghana,[4] where it is threatened by habitat loss due to its growth in primary rainforests, although it is locally common.

  1. ^ Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Hymenostegia gracilipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32188A9680683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32188A9680683.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Hymenostegia gracilipes Hutch. & Dalziel". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hymenostegia gracilipes Hutch. & Dalziel". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Summary of Environmental Threats and Opportunities Assessment with Special Focus on Biological Diversity and Tropical Forestry (PDF), USAID, May 2003, p. 3