Saraca griffithiana (in the family Fabaceae Lindl.) is a tree native to Yunnan Province of China and also to Burma (Myanmar).[1] It is a forest tree sometimes attaining a height of 18 m (54 feet). It can be distinguished from the related Saraca dives Pierre by its short bracts less than 5 mm long, and by its articulate petioles.[2]
| Saraca griffithiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Saraca |
| Species: | S. griffithiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Saraca griffithiana Prain
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Saraca griffithiana Prain, It was first described and published J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.66 on page 491 in 1897.[3][1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Saraca griffithiana Prain | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Flora of China vol 10 page 23.
- ^ Prain, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part 2, Natural History 66: 491. 1897.
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