Mildbraediodendron

Mildbraediodendron excelsum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and the only species in the genus Mildbraediodendron. It is a tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Ghana to South Sudan, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows in Guineo-Congolian forest and Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic.^[3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Mildbraediodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Amburaneae
Genus:	Mildbraediodendron Harms (1911)
Species:	M. excelsum
Binomial name
Mildbraediodendron excelsum Harms (1911)
Synonyms[1][2]
Mildbraediodendron excelsa Harms

It is a tall forest tree with buttresses, a straight trunk, and spreading crown. It is deciduous, with leaves that reappear with flowers.^[3]

The genus was named in honor of the German botanist Johannes Mildbraed.^[4]