Bowringia Champ. ex Benth.

Genus

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae

Characteristics

Scandent shrubs or lianas. Leaves large, simple; stipules very small. Racemes axillary, very short. Calyx cup-shaped, mem­branous. Corolla white; standard stipitate; wings falcate-oblong; keels similar to wings, slightly larger. Stamens 10, free. Ovary stalked, many ovuled; style subulate; stigma small, terminal. Legume ovoid or globose, dehiscent along sutures; valves membranous, leathery. Seeds oblong to globose, arillate.
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Distribution

Bowringia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21840-1
WFO ID wfo-4000005156
COL ID 3C58
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Synonyms

Bowringia

Lower taxons

Bowringia mildbraedii Bowringia discolor Bowringia callicarpa Bowringia liberica