''Serianthes'' 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
Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of trees and shrubs which range from Thailand and
Malesia to
Papuasia and the South Pacific.
New Caledonia has the greatest diversity of species, with six
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
species. Typical habitats include tropical rain forest, scrub forest, coastal scrub, and rarely open wooded grassland.
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Species
17 species are accepted:[
* '' Serianthes calycina''
* '' Serianthes ebudarum''
* '']Serianthes germainii
''Serianthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of trees and shrubs which range from Thailand and Malesia to Papuasia and the South Pacific. New Caledonia has the greatest diversity of species, with si ...
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* '' Serianthes grandiflora''
* '' Serianthes hooglandii''
* '' Serianthes kanehirae''
* ''Serianthes lifouensis
''Serianthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of trees and shrubs which range from Thailand and Malesia to Papuasia and the South Pacific. New Caledonia has the greatest diversity of species, wit ...
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* '' Serianthes margaretae''
* '' Serianthes melanesica''
* '' Serianthes minahassae''
* '' Serianthes myriadenia''
* '' Serianthes nelsonii''
* '' Serianthes petitiana''
* '' Serianthes rurutensis''
* '' Serianthes sachetae''
* '' Serianthes vitiensis''
References
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Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by George Bentham
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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