| Humboldtia | |
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| Humboldtia decurrens flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Humboldtia Vahl (1794), nom. cons. |
| Species [1] | |
eight; see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
BatschiaVahl (1794), not validly publ. | |
Humboldtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species of trees and shrubs native to India and Sri Lanka. [1] Most species are endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India, with one species ranging southwards to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] Typical habitats include tropical lowland and montane rain forest, often along rivers. [1]
- Humboldtia bourdillonii Prain
- Humboldtia brunonis Wall.
- Humboldtia decurrens Bedd. ex Oliv.
- Humboldtia laurifolia Vahl
- Humboldtia ponmudiana E.S.S.Kumar, Shareef & Raj Vikr.
- Humboldtia sanjappae Sasidh. & Sujanapal
- Humboldtia unijuga Bedd.
- Humboldtia vahliana Wight
