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East Indian Island Pea
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East Indian Island Pea

Christia vespertilionis

Christia vespertilionis, the red butterfly wing, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its native range extends from Southeast China to Tropical Asia. Additionally, it has been introduced into multiple territories, ranging from the Philippines to Myanmar to Pakistan, also reaching countries such as Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 139398.