11; see text Philenoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

It includes 11 species of trees, shrubs, and more rarely lianas native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, wooded grassland, and bushland.

Four species are native to the Zambezian region, 3 species to the Sudanian region, 2 species to the Zanzibar-Inhambane and Tongaland-Pondoland regions, 1 species to the Somali-Masai region, 1 species to the Guineo-Congolian region, and 1 to Madagascar.

As of September 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1] This Millettieae-related article is a stub.