| Piliostigma | |
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| Piliostigma malabaricum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
| Genus: | Piliostigma Hochst. (1846), nom. cons. |
| Type species | |
| Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. | |
| Species[1] | |
5; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Piliostigma is a genus offlowering plants in thelegume family,Fabaceae. It includes five species of small deciduous trees native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, the Philippines, and northern Australia.[1] It belongs to the subfamilyCercidoideae[2] and the tribe Bauhinieae.[3] It isdioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]
Piliostigma comprises the following species:[1][5][6]
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