Xylia
Xylia | |
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Xylia xylocarpa from Kerala | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Xylia Benth. |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.[1]
Species
[edit]Xylia includes nine accepted species:[2]
- Xylia africana Harms
- Xylia evansii Hutch.
- Xylia fraterna (Vatke) Drake
- Xylia ghesquierei Robyns
- Xylia hoffmannii (Vatke) Drake
- Xylia mendoncae Torre (found in Mozambique)
- Xylia schliebenii Harms
- Xylia torreana Brenan (found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe)
- Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. (found in Indochina)
And one unresolved species:
- Xylia perieri Drake
References
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