Cheniella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. The distribution of species ranges from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina and China to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java.
Description This genus includes species that are often climbers and lianas; their flowers differ from Phanera in having a hypanthium that is equal in length or longer than the sepals, indehiscent fruit, many-seeded fruit, and the funicle extending most of the circumference of the seed.
Species , Plants of the World Online includes the following accepted species: Cheniella clemensiorum Cheniella corymbosa Cheniella damiaoshanensis Cheniella didyma Cheniella glauca Cheniella hechiensis Cheniella lakhonensis Cheniella longipes Cheniella longistaminea Cheniella ovatifolia Cheniella pubicarpa Cheniella quinnanensis Cheniella tenuiflora Cheniella tianlinensis Cheniella touranensis Cheniella tsoongii
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