Intsia

Intsia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes two species which range from eastern Africa and Madagascar to India, Indochina, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, and the south Pacific. They are trees which grow up to 40 (–45) meters tall, often buttressed, evergreen and unarmed. Typical habitat is humid tropical lowland forest including coastal forest on sand, rain forest, mangrove fringes and tidal river mouths, and occasionally inland on hills. Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze – Zanzibar, Madagascar, and the Indian Ocean Islands to India, Indochina, Tai

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar

Observations recorded4,998

General: non monophyletic) and Afzelia, Guibourtia, Hymenaea, Intsia Use: Intsia bijuga is a highly desirable and over-exploited

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 100
With media: 57
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: MICH, BRIT, MEL, NY, A, CHRB
Recorded in: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Gabon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Malaysia, Brunei, Cuba

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Detarioideae
Image: Intsia bijuga.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Intsia
taxon name: Intsia
topic's main category: Category:Intsia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6047
topic has template: Template:Taxonomy/Intsia
taxon common name: 印茄属

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Article · Русский

Intsia — род семейства Бобовые (Fabaceae), близкородственный распространённому в Африке роду Afzelia. Включает в себя виды деревьев, произрастающих во влажных тропических лесах Южной Азии, Океании, на Мадагаскаре и в Танзании.

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