Billia

<i>Billia</i>

Billia

Genus of flowering plants

This article is about a genus of trees. For Roman women named Billia, see Bellia gens.

Billia is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae and native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador. The wood is used in carpentry.[1]

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Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

  • Billia hippocastanum
  • Billia rosea

References

  1. [1]
    Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Møller Jørgensen (2004). "Billia Peyr". Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  2. [2]
    "Billia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

Further reading

  • Forest, Féli×; Drouin, Josée Nadia; Charest, René; Brouillet, Luc; Bruneau, Anne (2001). "A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae)". Botany. 79 (2): 154. doi:10.1139/cjb-79-2-154.
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