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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| Billia rosea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hippocastanoideae |
| Genus: | Billia Peyr. |
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Species
editThe following species are recognized:[2]
References
edit- ^ Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Møller Jørgensen (2004). "Billia Peyr". Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Billia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
Further reading
edit- 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.