Sindoropsis
{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}
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|genus = Sindoropsis
|parent_authority = J.Léonard (1957)
|species = letestui
|authority = (Pellegr.) J.Léonard (1957)
|synonyms =
- Copaifera letestui {{small|(Pellegr.) Pellegr. (1947)}}
- Detarium letestui {{small|Pellegr. (1923)}}
|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518616-1 Sindoropsis letestui (Pellegr.) J.Léonard]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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Sindoropsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Leguminosae/Sindoropsis/ |title=Sindoropsis — The Plant List |publisher=Theplantlist.org |date= |accessdate=2015-06-12}} It contains a single species, Sindoropsis letestui, a tree native to Cameroon and Gabon in west-central Tropical Africa. It grows in tropical lowland rain forest.
The timber of S. letestui, known as gheombi, is used for furniture, joinery, flooring, veneers, and boxes and crates.
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Category:Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Category:Plants described in 1923
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