''Baijiania'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera. .
"These plants are woody climbers with dioecious flowers, being up to 6 meters long with small or large spherical tubers. These tubers are often exposed."
There are five possible species in this genus,
[ but only one is currently accepted.]Borneo
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.Baijiania borneensis
''Baijiania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. "These plants are woody climbers with dioecious flowers, being up to 6 meters long with small or large spherical tubers. These tubers are often exposed." There are ...
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References
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae genera
Plants described in 1993
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