Zenia insignis
Encyclopedia
Zenia insignis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
It is found in China
and Vietnam
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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.
It is found in China
China
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and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Zenia insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.