Biology:Christia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Christia
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Christia vespertilionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
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Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Genus:
Christia

Moench
Synonyms
  • Lourea Neck. ex Desv.
  • Ploca Lour. ex Gomes

Christia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Geographical distribution

Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including

  • Ryukyu Island
  • Taiwan
  • Indochina
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
  • Laos
  • Cambodia
  • Thailand
  • India
  • China
  • Northern Australia

[1]

The genus is also naturalized in Fiji and on some Caribbean islands such as St. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica and St. Kitts.[2]

Species

  • Christia australasica (Schindl.) Bakh.f
  • Christia constricta (Schindl.) T.C.Chen
  • Christia convallaria (Schindl.) Ohashi
  • Christia hainanensis Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
  • Christia lychnucha (Schindl.) Ohashi
  • Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f.
  • Christia paniculata (Wall. ex Benth.) Thoth.
  • Christia parviflora (Schindl.) Bakh.f.
  • Christia pierrei (Schindl.) Ohashi
  • Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.
  • Christia zollingeri (Schindl.) Bakh.f.

[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3310140 entry