Christia

Christia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Geographical distribution
Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including


 * Ryukyu Islands
 * Taiwan
 * Indochina
 * Malaysia
 * Indonesia
 * Vietnam
 * Laos
 * Cambodia
 * Thailand
 * India
 * China
 * Northern Australia

The genus is also naturalized in Fiji and on some Caribbean islands such as St. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica and St. Kitts.

Species
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:


 * Christia australasica (Schindl.) Bakh.f.
 * Christia constricta (Schindl.) T.C.Chen
 * Christia convallaria (Schindl.) Ohashi
 * Christia hainanensis Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
 * Christia lychnucha (Schindl.) Ohashi
 * Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f.
 * Christia paniculata (Wall. ex Benth.) Thoth.
 * Christia parviflora (Schindl.) Bakh.f.
 * Christia pierrei (Schindl.) Ohashi
 * Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.
 * Christia zollingeri (Schindl.) Bakh.f.