Heterophragma
Sign in to saveHeterophragma is a genus of two species of tree, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae. The species are found in Southeast Asia and India.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Bignoniaceae
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- Heterophragma quadriloculare Roxburgh 1798 2-145.jpg
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- 异膜楸属
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Heterophragma is a genus of two species of tree, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae. The species are found in Southeast Asia and India.
==Naming and classification== Heterophragma is part of the Palaeotropical Clade of the Bignoniaceae, closely related to the following genera: Catophractes, Dolichandrone, Fernandoa, Kigelia, Markhamia, Newbouldia, Radermachera, Rhigozum, Spathodea, and Stereospermum; and to the Coleeae clade (which contains Colea, Phyllarthron, Phylloctenium, and Rhodocolea). The Coleeae clade species are found in Madagascar and surrounding islands, whereas the other genera are found in Asia, Africa and Madagascar.
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