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Genus:
Cercis (redbuds) Life
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
About 12 species, native to warm-temperate regions. Four
species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Cercis canadensis (Redbud)
Native to Canada and the USA. |
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Cercis chinensis (Chinese
redbud)
Native to China. |
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Cercis occidentalis (Western
redbud)
Native to the western USA. |
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Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree)
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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