Billia

Billia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Hippocastanoideae
Genus: Billia
Peyr.
Species

Billia colombiana[1]
Billia hippocastanum[2]

Billia is a genus of two species of tree native to the Americas, from central Mexico to Ecuador. The wood is used in carpentry.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Møller Jørgensen (2004 and onwards). "Billia Peyr.". Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador. Retrieved 2008-08-07. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Billia Peyr.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service.

Further reading

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