Phanera khasiana is a species of a "climbing shrub" or liana which grows primarily in tropical forest biomes; it is placed in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from Bauhinia. Under its synonym Bauhinia khasiana, its Vietnamese names include "móng bò" indet. "mấu".Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I, entry 3448; publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN. The native range of this species is from Arunachal Pradesh to HainanChen TC (1988) In: Fl.Reip.Pop.Sinicae. 39. (Leguminosae 1) and Indochina.Larsen K et al (1980) In: Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam. Vol 18A.
Accepted infraspecifics , Plants of the World Online accepts the following three varieties: P. khasiana var. gigalobia (D.X. Zhang) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. khasiana var. khasiana (Baker) Thoth. P. khasiana var. tomentella (T.C. Chen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak
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