Camoensia

Taxobox | name = "Camoensia"
status =

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Camoensia scandens": illustrations A-D
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Camoensia"
genus_authority = Welw. ex Benth.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 2, see text

"Camoensia" is a genus of 2 species of lianas in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, native to the Gulf of Guinea, Africa.

;Species
*"Camoensia brevicalyx" Benth.
*"Camoensia scandens" (Welw.) J.B. Gillett - Synonym: "Camoensia maxima".

"C. scandens" is cultivated as an ornamental plant; it has one of the largest leguminous flowers, to 20 cm across.

References and external links

*Mabberley, D.J.(1997):The Plant-Book, 2nd Ed., Cambridge University Press, UK ISBN 0-521-41421-0
* [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/ ILDIS/LEGUMEWEB]