Christia

For the personal name, see Christia (given name).

Christia
Christia vespertilionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Desmodieae
Subtribe:	Desmodiinae
Genus:	Christia Moench
Synonyms
LoureaNeck. ex Desv. PlocaLour. ex Gomes

Christia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Geographical distribution

Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including: ^[1]

• Ryukyu Islands
• Taiwan
• Indochina
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Laos
• Cambodia
• Thailand
• India
• China
• Northern Australia

The genus is also naturalized in Fiji and on some Caribbean islands such as St. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica and St. Kitts. ^[2]

Species

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024: ^[3]

• Christia australasica (Schindl.) Bakh.f.
• Christia constricta (Schindl.) T.C.Chen
• Christia convallaria (Schindl.) Ohashi
• Christia hainanensis Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
• Christia lychnucha (Schindl.) Ohashi
• Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f.
• Christia paniculata (Wall. ex Benth.) Thoth.
• Christia parviflora (Schindl.) Bakh.f.
• Christia pierrei (Schindl.) Ohashi
• Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.
• Christia zollingeri (Schindl.) Bakh.f.

References

1. Whiting, Paula A. "Commercial Production of Christia Subcordata Moench by Establishing Cultural Practices and by Applying Plant Growth Regulators" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-20.
2. (Locke and Heald, 1994)
3. "Christia Moench". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 March 2024.