''Cheniella'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''
Phanera'' in having a
hypanthium
In angiosperms, a hypanthium or floral cup is a structure where basal portions of the calyx, the corolla, and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube. It is sometimes called a floral tube, a term that is also used for corolla tube and calyx tube. It ...
that is equal in length or longer than the
sepal
A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...
s,
indehiscent fruit, many-seeded fruit, and the
funicle extending most of the circumference of the seed.
Species
''Cheniella'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Cheniella clemensiorum''
(Merr.) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella corymbosa''
(Roxb.) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella damiaoshanensis''
(T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella didyma''
(H.Y.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella glauca''
(Wall. ex Benth.) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella lakhonensis''
(Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella ovatifolia''
(T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella quinnanensis''
(T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
** subsp. ''gandhiana''
(Gogoi & Bandyop.) R.Clark & Mackinder
** subsp. ''quinnanensis''
(T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder
** subsp. ''villosa''
R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella tenuiflora''
(Watt ex C.B.Clarke) R.Clark & Mackinder
* ''
Cheniella touranensis
''Cheniella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Phanera'' in having a hypanthium that is equal in length or longer than the sepals, indehiscent fruit ...
''
(Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder
References
Cercidoideae
Fabaceae genera
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