Millettia xylocarpa

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Millettia xylocarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Millettia
Species:
M. xylocarpa
Binomial name
Millettia xylocarpa
Miq. (1855)
Synonyms [2]
  • Millettia decipiensPrain (1897)
  • Millettia dehiscens(Koord. & Valeton) Prain (1897)
  • Millettia fallaxCraib (1927)
  • Millettia hemsleyanaPrain (1897)
  • Millettia nanaGagnep. (1913)
  • Millettia wrightianaPrain (1897)
  • Phaseoloides xylocarpumKuntze (1891)
  • Pongamia dehiscensKoord. & Valeton (1895)

Millettia xylocarpa is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Millettia decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T31549A9642019. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31549A9642019.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Millettia xylocarpa Miq. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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