''Billia'' is a
genus
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of
tree
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s in the
family
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Sapindaceae
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
and native to the
Americas
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Along with th ...
, from central
Mexico
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to
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
. The wood is used in carpentry.
Species
The following species are recognized:
* ''
Billia hippocastanum
''Billia'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae and native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador. The wood is used in carpentry.
Species
The following species are recognized:
* '' Billia hippocastanum''
* ''Billia rosea
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* ''
Billia rosea
''Billia'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae and native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Repú ...
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References
Further reading
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Hippocastanoideae
Sapindaceae genera
Taxa named by Johann Joseph Peyritsch