Humboldtia | |
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Humboldtia decurrens flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
Tribe: | Amherstieae |
Genus: | Humboldtia Vahl (1794), nom. cons. |
Species[1] | |
eight; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Batschia Vahl (1794), not validly publ. |
Humboldtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species of trees and shrubs native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] Most species are endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India, with one species ranging southwards to Sri Lanka.[1][2] Typical habitats include tropical lowland and montane rain forest, often along rivers.[1]