Cynometra — 30 species
Botanical species in the genus Cynometra recorded in the PlantPeers database.
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Cynometra cauliflora
Cynometra cauliflora
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Namnam grows well in wet tropical lowlands, but experience in India suggests that it is more fruitful in monsoon climates with a distinct dry season. It succeeds at elevations up to 400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, but can tolerate 17 - 40°c.
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Cynometra hemitomophylla
Cynometra hemitomophylla
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist lowland tropics, it sometimes ascends to 500 metres.
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Medicinal
Edible
Medicinal
Cynometra marleneae
Cynometra marleneae
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in full sun to moderately dense, dappled shade. Prefers a moist soil. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth.
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Medicinal