Bobgunnia

Bobgunnia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Swartzieae
Genus: Bobgunnia
J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema (1997)
Species[1][2]

Bobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is named for Charles R. Gunn who was the director of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium for many years before his retirement.

  • Bobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western and central Africa, from Guinea to the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western, central, and southern Africa, from Guinea to Chad, Tanzania, northern South Africa, and Namibia.

Both of these are sometimes sold as Pau Rosa.

  1. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Bobgunnia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Bobgunnia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2014.