Biology:Christia
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Short description: Genus of legumes
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| Christia vespertilionis | |
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| Subtribe: | Desmodiinae
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| Genus: | Christia Moench
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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
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.
References
- ↑ Whiting, Paula A.. "Commercial Production of Christia Subcordata Moench by Establishing Cultural Practices and by Applying Plant Growth Regulators". https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/whiting_paula_a_200712_ms.pdf.
- ↑ (Locke and Heald, 1994)
- ↑ "Christia — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Christia/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3310140 entry
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