# Xanthocercis

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***Xanthocercis*** is a tree [genus](/source/Genus) in the family [Fabaceae](/source/Fabaceae). It includes three species native to [sub-Saharan Africa](/source/Sub-Saharan_Africa).[1][2][3]

- *[Xanthocercis madagascariensis](/source/Xanthocercis_madagascariensis)* [Baill.](/source/Henri_Ernest_Baillon) — endemic to [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar);[4] a deciduous tree, growing up to 30 metres tall.[5] The wood is highly valued, being harvested from the wild for local use and for export. The tree also provides an edible fruit that is used locally.
- *[Xanthocercis rabiensis](/source/Xanthocercis_rabiensis)* Maesen[6] — endemic to [Gabon](/source/Gabon); a large, evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 300 cm in diameter.
- *[Xanthocercis zambesiaca](/source/Xanthocercis_zambesiaca)* ([Baker](/source/John_Gilbert_Baker)) Dumaz-le-Grand (Mshatu tree) — native to [Malawi](/source/Malawi), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa), [Zambia](/source/Zambia) and [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe);[7] a large impressive, evergreen tree with an exceptional dense, rounded to wide-spreading crown of glossy, drooping, dark green leaves and sprays of small rose-scented, creamy white flowers.[8] It usually reaches 30m in height.[8] It is ideal for large gardens.

Members of this genus accumulate hydroxy[pipecolic acids](/source/Pipecolic_acid) and [iminosugars](/source/Iminosugar) in their leaves.[9]

## References

1. [*Xanthocercis* Baill.](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23823-1) *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

1. ["ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for *Xanthocercis*"](http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Xanthocercis&species~). *International Legume Database & Information Service*. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

1. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. ["GRIN species records of *Xanthocercis*"](https://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12934). *[Germplasm Resources Information Network](/source/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network)—(GRIN) [Online Database]*. [National Germplasm Resources Laboratory](/source/Henry_A._Wallace_Beltsville_Agricultural_Research_Center), Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

1. ["Xanthocercis madagascariensis - Useful Tropical Plants"](http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xanthocercis+madagascariensis). *tropical.theferns.info*. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

1. PlantSystematics.org: [Xanthocercis](https://biopl-a-181.plantbio.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Xanthocercis&rank=genus&classif_id=0)[dead link]

1. ["Xanthocercis zambesiaca | PlantZAfrica"](http://pza.sanbi.org/xanthocercis-zambesiaca). *pza.sanbi.org*. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

1. Kite GC, Cardoso D, Lewis GP, Zartman CE, de Queiroz LP, Veitch NC (2015). "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from *Petaladenium urceoliferum*: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". *Phytochemistry*. **116**: 198–202. [Bibcode:2015PChem.116..198K](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015PChem.116..198K). [doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026). [PMID 25817832](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25817832)

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