Christia Explained

Christia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Geographical distribution

Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including

• • Ryukyu Islands Taiwan
  • Indochina Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Laos
• Cambodia
• Thailand
• India
• China
• Northern Australia

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The genus is also naturalized in Fiji and on some Caribbean islands such as St. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica and St. Kitts.^[2]

Species

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:^[3]

• Christia australasica
• Christia constricta
• Christia convallaria
• Christia hainanensis
• Christia lychnucha
• Christia obcordata
• Christia paniculata
• Christia parviflora
• Christia pierrei
• Christia vespertilionis
• Christia zollingeri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whiting. Paula A.. Commercial Production of Christia Subcordata Moench by Establishing Cultural Practices and by Applying Plant Growth Regulators. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220052940/https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/whiting_paula_a_200712_ms.pdf . 2021-12-20 .
2. (Locke and Heald, 1994)
3. 22008-1 . Christia Moench . 21 March 2024.