''Christia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

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family,

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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Geographical distribution

Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including *

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* Taiwan * Indochina * Malaysia * Indonesia * Vietnam * Laos * Cambodia * Thailand * India * China * Northern Australia The genus is also

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in Fiji and on some Caribbean islands such as St. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica and St. Kitts.

Species

* ''Christia australasica'' (Schindl.) Bakh.f * ''Christia constricta'' (Schindl.) T.C.Chen * ''Christia convallaria'' (Schindl.) Ohashi * ''Christia hainanensis'' Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang * ''Christia lychnucha'' (Schindl.) Ohashi * ''

Christia obcordata ''Christia obcordata'' is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Desmodieae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub