Cylindropsis is a genus of plants first described in 1898. It contains only one known species, Cylindropsis parvifolia, native to central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesSita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
formerly included Cylindropsis novoguineensis (Wernham) S.Moore ex Markgr. = Melodinus australis (F.Muell.) Pierre Cylindropsis togolana Hallier f. = Landolphia togolana (Hallier f.) Pichon Cylindropsis watsoniana (Rombouts) Hallier f = Landolphia watsoniana Rombouts
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