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Butea
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Butea monosperma seed pods Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and southern China. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, B. monosperma and B. superba, or is expanded to include four or five.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Erythrininae
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- STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg
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- Taxonomy
- Uses
- Species
- References
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thumb|250px|Butea monosperma seed pods Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and southern China. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, B. monosperma and B. superba, or is expanded to include four or five.
Butea monosperma is used for timber, resin, fodder, herbal medicine, and dyeing.