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 ...
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 ...
. This genus differs from ''
Bauhinia
''Bauhinia'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Jo ...
'' in being vines or
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, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, and from ''
Schnella
''Schnella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. All of its species are neotropical liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground le ...
'' in having only three fertile stamens rather than ten, and being native to the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
and the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and ...
rather than the Americas. The subsection ''Corymbosae'' was recently segregated into a new genus, ''
Cheniella
''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 ...
''. It has been suggested that the 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 ...
'' should be reduced to a section within ''Phanera''.
Species
''Phanera'' comprises the following species:
# ''
Phanera aherniana
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Perkins) de Wit
## var. ''aherniana'' (Perkins) de Wit
## var. ''subglabra'' (Merr.) Bandyop., P.P. Goshal & M.K. Pathak
# ''
Phanera andersonii
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera argentea
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' de Wit
# ''
Phanera audax
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' de Wit
# ''
Phanera aurea
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (H. Lév.) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera aureifolia
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx ...
Phanera bassacensis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) de Wit
## var. ''backeri'' de Wit
## var. ''bassacensis'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) de Wit
# ''
Phanera bidentata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Jack) Benth.—Orange Bauhinia
## var. ''bidentata'' (Jack) Benth.
## var. ''breviflora'' (Ridl.) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
## var. ''cornifolia'' (Baker)Benn.
## var. ''fraseri'' (de Wit) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
## var. ''gracilipes'' (Merr.) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
## var. ''monticola'' (Ridl.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# '' Phanera bohniana'' L. Chen
# '' Phanera bracteata'' Graham ex
Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
## subsp. ''astylosa'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## subsp. ''bracteata'' Graham ex Benth.
# ''
Phanera brevipedicellata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Jarvie) Mackinder & R. Clark
# '' Phanera burbidgei'' (Stapf) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# '' Phanera calciphylla'' (D.X. Zhang & T.C. Chen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera campanulata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera carcinophylla
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Merr.) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera cardinalis
''Phanera cardinalis'' is a species of lianas in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from ''Bauhinia'' and also placed in the defunct genus ''Lasiobema''. Under its synonym, ''Bauhinia cardinalis' ...
'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) Sinou & Bruneau
# '' Phanera chalcophylla'' (L. Chen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera coccinea
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' Lour.
## subsp. ''coccinea'' Lour.
## subsp. ''tonkinensis'' (Gagnep.) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera crudiantha
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' de Wit
# '' Phanera cuprea'' (Ridl.) de Wit
# '' Phanera decumbens'' (Henderson) de Wit
# '' Phanera diphylla'' (Buch.-Ham.) Benth. in Miq.
# '' Phanera divergens'' (Baker) Thoth.
# '' Phanera elmeri'' (Merr.) de Wit
# '' Phanera erythropoda'' (Hayata) Mackinder & R. Clark
## var. ''erythropoda'' (Hayata) Mackinder & R. Clark
## var. ''guangxiensis'' (D.X. Zhang & T.C. Chen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera excelsa
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' Miq.
## var. ''aurora'' de Wit
## var. ''excelsa'' Miq.
# '' Phanera excurrens'' (Stapf) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# ''
Phanera fabrilis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera finlaysoniana
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' Benth.
## var. ''amoena'' de Wit
## var. ''finlaysoniana'' Benth.
## var. ''leptopus'' (Perkins) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
## var. ''montana'' de Wit
# '' Phanera foraminifera'' (Gagnep.) de Wit
# ''
Phanera franckii
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# '' Phanera fulva'' (Korth.) Benth.
# '' Phanera glabrifolia'' Benth.
## var. ''glabrifolia'' Benth.
## var. ''maritima'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop.
## var. ''sericea'' (Lace) Bandyop.
# '' Phanera glabristipes'' de Wit
# ''
Phanera gracillima
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' de Wit
# '' Phanera havilandii'' (Merr.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# '' Phanera hendersonii'' de Wit
# '' Phanera hypochrysa'' (T.C. Chen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# '' Phanera integrifolia'' (Roxb.) Benth.
## subsp. ''cumingiana'' (Benth.) de Wit
### var. ''cumingiana'' (Benth.) de Wit
### var. ''nymphaeifolia'' Mackinder & R. Clark
## subsp. ''integrifolia'' (Roxb.) Benth.
# ''
Phanera involucellata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Kurz) de Wit
# ''
Phanera khasiana
''Phanera khasiana'' is a species of a "climbing shrub" or liana which grows primarily in tropical forest biomes;
Prain
Sir David Prain (11 July 1857 – 16 March 1944) was a Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden and went on to become Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Life
Born to David Prain, a saddler, and his wife ...
) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# '' Phanera kockiana'' (Korth.) Benth.
## var. ''angustifolia'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''bakoensis'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''beccarii'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''brevipedicellata'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''calcicola'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''kockiana'' (Korth.) Benth.
## var. ''scarlatina'' (Cammerl.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''sericeinervia'' de Wit
## var. ''velutina'' de Wit
# ''
Phanera kurzii
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera lingua
''Phanera'' 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') ...
Phanera lyrata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera merrilliana
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Perkins) de Wit
## var. ''borneensis'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''merrilliana'' (Perkins) de Wit
# '' Phanera nakhonphanomensis'' (Chatan) Mackinder & R. Clark
# '' Phanera nervosa'' Benth.
# ''
Phanera ornata
''Phanera ornata'' is a species of lianas in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from ''Bauhinia''. Under its synonym, ''Bauhinia ornata'', its Vietnamese name is "móng bò diện".Phạm Hoàn ...
Phanera pachyphylla
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Merr.) de Wit
## var. ''pachyphylla'' (Merr.) de Wit
## var. ''wenzelii'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# ''
Phanera pauciflora
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Merr.) de Wit
# ''
Phanera paucinervata
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (T.C. Chen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera phoenicea
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
# ''
Phanera posthumi
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera pyrrhoneura
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Korth.) Benth.
# ''
Phanera rahmatii
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera ridleyi
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Prain) A. Schmitz
# ''
Phanera rubro-villosa
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera saigonensis
''Phanera saigonensis'' is a species of lianas in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from ''Bauhinia''. Under its synonym ''Bauhinia saïgonensis'', records exist from the tropical forests Indoch ...
'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) Mackinder & R. Clark
## var. ''gagnepainiana'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Mackinder & R. Clark
## var. ''poilanei'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Mackinder & R. Clark
## var. ''saigonensis'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) Mackinder & R. Clark
# '' Phanera semibifida'' (
Roxb.
William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known as the founding father of Indian botany. ...
) Benth.
## var. ''acuminata'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''bruneiana'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''longebracteata'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''perkinsiae'' (Roxb.) Benth.
## var. ''semibifida'' (Merr.) Bandyop., P.P.Ghoshal & M.K.Pathak
## var. ''stenostachya'' (Baker) de Wit
# ''
Phanera siamensis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera similis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Craib) de Wit
# '' Phanera sirindhorniae'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera stipularis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Korth.) Benth.
## var. ''brachystylus'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''stipularis'' (Korth.) Benth.
# ''
Phanera steenisii
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
Phanera sylvani
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' de Wit
# ''
Phanera tianlinensis
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (T.C. Chen & D.X. Zhang) Mackinder & R. Clark
# ''
Phanera vahlii
''Phanera vahlii'' (common name Camel's Foot Climber)is a perennial creeper of the family Fabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as fifty feet (15 meters) a year. The two-lobed leaves are up to 18 inches (46 centimeter ...
Phanera wrayi
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (Prain) de Wit
## var. ''blumeana'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''borneensis'' (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''cancellata'' (Ridl.) de Wit
## var. ''cardiophylla'' (Merr.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''moultonii'' (Merr.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
## var. ''rubella'' de Wit
## var. ''wrayi'' (Prain) de Wit
# '' Phanera wuzhengyii'' (S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
# ''
Phanera yunnanensis
''Phanera yunnanensis'' (taxonomic synonym ''Bauhinia yunnanensis'') is a plant with the common names Chinese orchid tree, Yunnan orchid or orchid vine, native to China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) and W. Indochina.Franch.) Wunderlin
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Phanera cordifolia'' Miq.
* ''Phanera dasycarpa'' Miq.
* ''Phanera maculata'' A. Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.
* ''Phanera ochroleuca'' Miq.
* ''Phanera parvifolia'' Teijsm. & Binn.
* ''Phanera rosea'' A. Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.