Cheniella is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. It includes ten species which range from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina and China to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. This genus differs from Phanera in having a hypanthium that is equal in length or longer than the sepals, indehiscent fruit, many-seeded fruit, and the funicle extending most of the circumference of the seed.
Species
Cheniella comprises the following species: Cheniella clemensiorum (Merr.) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella corymbosa (Roxb.) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella damiaoshanensis (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella didyma (H.Y.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella glauca (Wall. ex Benth.) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella lakhonensis (Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella ovatifolia (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella quinnanensis (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder subsp. gandhiana (Gogoi & Bandyop.) R.Clark & Mackinder subsp. quinnanensis (T.C.Chen) R.Clark & Mackinder subsp. villosa R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella tenuiflora (Watt ex C.B.Clarke) R.Clark & Mackinder Cheniella touranensis (Gagnep.) R.Clark & Mackinder