''Euchresta'' is a genus of

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s in the family Fabaceae. 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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Species

''Euchresta'' comprises the following species: * ''

Euchresta formosana ''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, ...

'' (Hayata) Ohwi * ''

Euchresta horsfieldii ''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, ...

'' (Lesch.) Benn. * ''

Euchresta japonica ''Euchresta japonica'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to South China, Central and South Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated ...

'' 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, ...

'' 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