''Phanera saigonensis'' is a species of

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s in the subfamily

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and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from ''Bauhinia''. Under its synonym ''Bauhinia saïgonensis'', records exist from the

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''Phanera saigonensis'' (Pierre ex Gagnep.) Mackinder & R.Clark (retrieved 25 February 2023)

Accepted infraspecifics

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'' lists: # ''Phanera saigonensis'' var. ''gagnepainiana'' (K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen) Mackinder & R.Clark (not Vietnam) # ''Phanera saigonensis'' var. ''poilanei'' (K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen) Mackinder & R.Clark (Vietnam only) # ''Phanera saigonensis'' var. ''saigonensis'' (Vietnam only)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q42751229, from2=Q15461271 saigonensis Flora of Indo-China Fabales of Asia Taxa named by François Gagnepain