''Phanera cardinalis'' is a species of

liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...

s in the subfamily

Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''Bauhinia'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tr ...

and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from ''Bauhinia'' and also placed in the defunct genus ''

Lasiobema ''Lasiobema'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, most of which are lianas. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. It was recently synonymized with ''Phanera'' on the basis of morphology, but this move has been quest ...

''. Under its synonym, ''Bauhinia cardinalis'', records exist from

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

, where it is called ''móng bò đỏ, mấu hang'' or ''mấu tràm''; no subspecies were listed in the

Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...

References

Larsen K ''et al.'' (1980) In: ''Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, Vol 18.A.'' Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q106908698, from2=Q15459484 Cercidoideae Flora of Vietnam Fabales of Asia