Billia Explained

Billia is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae and native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador. The wood is used in carpentry.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognized:^[2]

• Billia hippocastanum
• Billia rosea

Further reading

• 10.1139/cjb-79-2-154 . A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae) . 2001 . Forest, Féli× . Botany . 79 . 154 . Drouin . Josée Nadia . Charest . René . Brouillet . Luc . Bruneau . Anne . 2 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billia Peyr. . Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador . Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Møller Jørgensen . 2004 . 2008-08-07 .
2. Web site: Billia — The Plant List. www.theplantlist.org. en. 2018-06-02.