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Euchresta

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Euchresta
Euchresta formosana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Euchresta
Benn.
Type species
Euchresta horsfieldii
(Lesch.) Benn.
Species

4; see text

Euchresta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to eastern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Malesia.[2]

Species

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Euchresta comprises the following species:[3][4][2]

Hybrids

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The following hybrids have been described:[5]

  • ×Euchresta strigillosa C.Y.Wu

References

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  1. ^ Oscar Nelson Allen (1981). "Euchresta Benn.". The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 280. ISBN 9780299084004.
  2. ^ a b Euchresta Benn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Euchresta". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Euchresta". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ^ "The Plant List entry for Euchresta". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.