Billia

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

Billia
Billia rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Hippocastanoideae
Genus: Billia
Peyr.
Species

Billia hippocastanum
Billia rosea

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]

Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

References

  1. ^ Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Møller Jørgensen (2004). "Billia Peyr". Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  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.