, seven species were accepted: •
Cordyla africana Lour. – A tree native to eastern Africa from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal •
Cordyla densiflora Milne-Redh. – a tree endemic to Tanzania •
Cordyla haraka Capuron – a tree endemic to eastern Madagascar •
Cordyla madagascariensis R.Vig. – a tree endemic to Madagascar •
Cordyla pinnata (A. Rich.) Milne-Redh. – a tree native to western Africa from Senegal to Chad •
Cordyla richardii Milne-Redh. – a shrub or tree native to South Sudan and northern Uganda •
Cordyla somalensis J.B. Gillett – a shrub or tree native to Ethiopia and Somalia ==References==