Schotia

Schotia
Schotia brachypetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Schotieae
Strella, L.P. Queiroz & Bruneau
Genus: Schotia
Jacq. (1787), nom. cons.
Synonyms
  • Guillandinodes Kuntze (1891)
  • Theodora Medik. (1786)

Schotia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It occurs in southern Africa. The genus was named for Richard van der Schot by Jacquin who was the director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. Van der Schot was his head gardener.