{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/genera/bobgunnia/?format=json","slug":"bobgunnia","latin_name":"Bobgunnia","description":"Bobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is named for Charles R. Gunn who was the director of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium for many years before his retirement.\n\nBobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western and central Africa, from Guinea to the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo\nBobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western, central, and southern Africa, from Guinea to Chad, Tanzania, northern South Africa, and Namibia.\nBoth of these are sometimes sold as Pau Rosa.","gbif_id":2981737,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/bobgunnia_thumbnail_d7Bp0Up.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/bobgunnia_thumbnail_bNsuseh.jpg"}