Securidaca

Securidaca
S. longipedunculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Polygaleae
Genus: Securidaca
L.
Synonyms
  • Badiera Hassk.
  • Corytholobium Mart. ex Benth.
  • Elsota Adans.
  • Lophostylis Hochst.
  • Rodschiedia Miq.

Securidaca is a genus of shrubs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, SE Asia and the Americas from Mexico and the West Indies to Paraguay.