Millettia
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Millettia is a genus
Genus
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 of legume in the Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

 family
Family
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It consists of about 150 species
Species
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, which are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Species

Species include:
  • Millettia aurea
    Millettia aurea
    Millettia aurea is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia brandisiana
  • Millettia bussei
    Millettia bussei
    Millettia bussei is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia capuronii
    Millettia capuronii
    Millettia capuronii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-Source:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia conraui
    Millettia conraui
    Millettia conraui is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia decipiens
    Millettia decipiens
    Millettia decipiens is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Malaysia.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia duchesnei
    Millettia duchesnei
    Millettia duchesnei is a plant species in the genus Millettia.The rotenoids elliptol, 12-deoxo-12alpha-methoxyelliptone, 6-methoxy-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6-hydroxy-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 6-oxo-6a,12a-dehydrodeguelin, 12a-hydroxyelliptone and the flavanone eriodictyol can...

    De Wild.
  • Millettia elongistyla
    Millettia elongistyla
    Millettia elongistyla is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia eriocarpa
    Millettia eriocarpa
    Millettia eriocarpa is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia galliflagrans
    Millettia galliflagrans
    Millettia galliflagrans is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Malaysia.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia grandis
    Millettia grandis
    Millettia grandis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family from South Africa. It is commonly called Umzimbeet which is a name derived from the isiZulu name umSimbithwa.-Distribution:...

  • Millettia hitsika
    Millettia hitsika
    Millettia hitsika is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is endemic to Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia lacus-alberti
    Millettia lacus-alberti
    Millettia lacus-alberti is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.-Source:* Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia laurentii
    Millettia laurentii
    Millettia laurentii is a legume tree native to the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The species is listed as endangered in the IUCN Red List: Category EN A1cd, principally due to destruction of its habitat and over-exploitation for timber....

    (Wengé)
  • Millettia leucantha
    Millettia leucantha
    Millettia leucantha or sathon is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family.It is a perennial flowering tree found in Laos, Myanmar and Thailand....

  • Millettia macrophylla
    Millettia macrophylla
    Millettia macrophylla is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

  • Millettia micans
    Millettia micans
    Millettia micans is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia mossambicensis
    Millettia mossambicensis
    Millettia mossambicensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mozambique.-Source:* Bandeira, S. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia nathaliae
    Millettia nathaliae
    Millettia nathaliae is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia orientalis
    Millettia orientalis
    Millettia orientalis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia pachycarpa
    Millettia pachycarpa
    Millettia pachycarpa is a perennial climbing shrub belonging to the genus Millettia. It is one of the most well known among ~150 species of Millettia, as it is widely used in traditional practices, such as for poisoning fish, agricultural pesticide, blood tonic, and treatments of cancer and...

  • Millettia peguensis
    Millettia peguensis
    Millettia peguensis, the Moulmein rosewood , is a legume tree species in the genus Millettia. It is native to Lower Burma and Siam. This is a relatively rare tree as compared to Pongam that is very similar looking, but more common in India. Pongam has white flowers while the Milletia flowers are...

  • Millettia pinnata
  • Millettia psilopetela
    Millettia psilopetela
    Millettia psilopetela is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.-References:* Ndjele, M.B. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia pterocarpa
    Millettia pterocarpa
    Millettia pterocarpa is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Malaysia.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia richardiana
    Millettia richardiana
    Millettia richardiana is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia sacleuxii
    Millettia sacleuxii
    Millettia sacleuxii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia schliebenii
    Millettia schliebenii
    Millettia schliebenii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia semsei
    Millettia semsei
    Millettia semsei is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia sericantha
    Millettia sericantha
    Millettia sericantha is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Tanzania.-Source:* Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia stuhlmannii
  • Millettia sutherlandii
  • Millettia taolanaroensis
    Millettia taolanaroensis
    Millettia taolanaroensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Madagascar.-References:* Du Puy, D. & Labat, H. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia thonningii
    Millettia thonningii
    Millettia thonningii is a species in the genus Millettia. It is a molluscicide plant. It contains the isoflavone alpinumisoflavone that is thought to be a antischistosomal agent....

  • Millettia unifoliata
    Millettia unifoliata
    Millettia unifoliata is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Malaysia.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....

  • Millettia utilis
  • Millettia warneckei
    Millettia warneckei
    Millettia warneckei is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Hawthorne, W. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....



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