| Euchresta | |
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| Euchresta formosana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Sophoreae |
| Genus: | Euchresta Benn. |
| Type species | |
| Euchresta horsfieldii (Lesch.) Benn.
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| Species | |
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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
Euchresta comprises the following species:342
- Euchresta formosana (Hayata) Ohwi
- Euchresta horsfieldii (Lesch.) Benn.
- Euchresta japonica Hook.f. ex Regel
- Euchresta tubulosa Dunn
- var. longiracemosa (S.Lee & H.Q.Wen) C.Chen
- var. tubulosa Dunn
Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:5
- ×Euchresta strigillosa C.Y.Wu
References
References
- Oscar Nelson Allen (1981). "Euchresta Benn.". The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 280. ISBN 9780299084004.
- Euchresta Benn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Euchresta". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- 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.
- "The Plant List entry for Euchresta". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.