Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It includes many species of trees, shrubs, and lianas. Several species produce resins used in cosmetics or ayurvedic medicine. Butea monosperma, known as Dhak, Flame of the Forest or Bastard Teak, is native to India and Southeast Asia, where it is used for timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye; it is also a host to the lac insect, which produces natural lacquer. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... A willow shrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... A liana is woody climber. ... Insect trapped in resin. ... Closeup of a womans eye while wearing makeup Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a more than 2,000 year old comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of the insect Laccifer lacca. ... In a general sense, lacquer is a clear or colored coating, that dries by solvent evaporation only and that produces a hard, durable finish that can be polished to a very high gloss, and gives the illusion of depth. ...

Species

• Butea acuminata
• Butea affinis
• Butea africana
• Butea apoensis
• Butea balansae
• Butea braamiana
• Butea bracteolata
• Butea buteiformis
• Butea crassifolia
• Butea dubia
• Butea ferruginea
• Butea gyrocarpa
• Butea harmandii
• Butea laotica
• Butea listeri
• Butea littoralis
• Butea loureirii
• Butea macroptera
• Butea maingayi
• Butea merguensis
• Butea minor
• Butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa): Flame of the Forest, Bastard Teak
• Butea oblongifolia
• Butea parviflora
• Butea pellita
• Butea peltata
• Butea philippinensis
• Butea pottingeri
• Butea pulchra
• Butea purpurea
• Butea ridleyi
• Butea riparia
• Butea rosea
• Butea sanguinea
• Butea sericophylla
• Butea spirei
• Butea squamigera
• Butea suberecta
• Butea superba
• Butea varians
• Butea volubilis