Cheniella
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| Cheniella corymbosa | |
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: | Cercidoideae |
| Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
| Genus: | Cheniella R.Clark & Mackinder, 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cheniella corymbosa Roxb.
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| The range of Cheniella | |
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Cheniella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae.[2] It includes ten species which range from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina and China to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.[3]
Description
[edit]This genus includes species that are often climbers and lianas; their flowers differ 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.[1]
Species
[edit]As of June 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 15 species:[3]
- Cheniella clemensiorum (Merr.) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella corymbosa (Roxb. ex DC.) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella damiaoshanensis (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella didyma (H.Y.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella glauca (Benth.) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella hechiensis S.R.Gu, T.Y.Tu & D.X.Zhang
- Cheniella lakhonensis (Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella longipes (Hosok.) S.R.Gu, T.Y.Tu & D.X.Zhang
- Cheniella longistaminea S.R.Gu, T.Y.Tu & D.X.Zhang
- Cheniella ovatifolia (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella pubicarpa S.R.Gu, T.Y.Tu & D.X.Zhang
- Cheniella tenuiflora (G.Watt ex C.B.Clarke) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella tianlinensis (T.C.Chen & D.X.Zhang) S.R.Gu, T.Y.Tu & D.X.Zhang
- Cheniella touranensis (Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder
- Cheniella tsoongii X.Peng, K.W.Jiang & T.Y.Tu
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Clark RP, Mackinder BA, Banks H (2017). "Cheniella gen. nov. (Leguminosae: Cercidoideae) from southern China, Indochina and Malesia". European Journal of Taxonomy (360): 1–37. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.360.
- ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
- ^ a b "Cheniella R.Clark & Mackinder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
External links
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