Biology:Humboldtia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Humboldtia
Humboldtia decurrens Flower.jpg
Humboldtia decurrens flower
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Humboldtia
Vahl (1794), nom. cons.
Species[1]

eight; see text

Synonyms[1]

Batschia Vahl (1794), not validly publ.

Humboldtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species of trees and shrubs native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] Most species are endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India , with one species ranging southwards to Sri Lanka.[1][2] Typical habitats include tropical lowland and montane rain forest, often along rivers.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10298897 entry