Cheniella

Cheniella
Cheniella corymbosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Cercidoideae
Tribe: Bauhinieae
Genus: Cheniella
R.Clark & Mackinder, 2017
Type species
Cheniella corymbosa
Roxb.
Species

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The range of Cheniella
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia sect. Phanera ser. Corymbosae (de Wit) Wunderlin, K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen 1987
  • Bauhinia ser. Corymbosae Zhang & T.C.Chen 1992
  • Phanera subg. Phanera subsect. Corymbosae de Wit 1956

Cheniella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae. It includes ten species which range from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina and China to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. This genus differs from Phanera in having a hypanthium that is equal in length or longer than the sepals, indehiscent fruit, many-seeded fruit, and the funicle extending most of the circumference of the seed.