Biancaea
Genus of legumes
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Biancaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species, which range from Yemen to south Asia, Indochina, Malesia, China, Korea, and Japan.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae[2] and the tribe Caesalpinieae.[3]
| Biancaea | |
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| Biancaea sappan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Caesalpinieae |
| Genus: | Biancaea Tod. |
| Type species | |
| Biancaea decapetala (Roth) Deg. | |
| Species[1] | |
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7; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
Biancaea comprises the following species:[3]
- Biancaea decapetala (Roth 1821) O. Deg. 1936 – Mysore thorn (India)
- Biancaea godefroyana (Kuntze 1891) Molinari, Mayta & Sánchez Och. 2016
- Biancaea millettii (Hook. & Arn. 1841 [1833]) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
- Biancaea oppositifolia (Hattink 1974) Molinari & Mayta 2016
- Biancaea parviflora (Prain ex King 1974) Mayta & Molinari 2016
- Biancaea sappan (L. 1753) Tod. 1875—Sappanwood (Southeast Asia, Malay Archipelago)
- Biancaea scabrida L.M.Choo
