''Euchresta'' is a genus 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 in the family

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. It belongs to the subfamily

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. It includes four species native to eastern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and

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.''Euchresta'' Benn.
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Species

''Euchresta'' comprises the following species: * '' Euchresta formosana'' (Hayata) Ohwi * '' Euchresta horsfieldii'' (Lesch.) Benn. * ''

Euchresta japonica ''Euchresta japonica'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern China, central and southern Japan, and Jeju Province Jeju Province (; ), officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Jeju language, Je ...

'' Hook.f. ex Regel * ''

Euchresta tubulosa ''Euchresta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to eastern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, T ...

'' Dunn ** var. ''longiracemosa'' (S.Lee & H.Q.Wen) C.Chen ** var. ''tubulosa'' Dunn

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described: * ×''Euchresta strigillosa'' C.Y.Wu

References

Sophoreae Fabaceae genera {{Sophoreae-stub