Billia
Genus of flowering plants
Billia | |
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Billia rosea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Subfamily: | Hippocastanoideae |
Genus: | Billia Peyr. |
Species | |
Billia hippocastanum |
Billia is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae and native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador. The wood is used in carpentry.[1]
Species
The following species are recognized:[2]
- Billia hippocastanum
- Billia rosea
References
Further reading
- Forest, Féli×; Drouin, Josée Nadia; Charest, René; Brouillet, Luc; Bruneau, Anne (2001). "A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae)". Botany. 79 (2): 154. doi:10.1139/cjb-79-2-154.