Phanera coccinea is the type species of the genus Phanera: a "climbing shrub"[2] in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae, the genus having been separated from Bauhinia.

[3] Under its synonym Bauhinia coccinea, its Vietnamese names include "quạch" and "mấu".

[4] Records of distribution exist from the subtropical and tropical forests of Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) and South-central China.

[2] Plants of the World Online lists:[2]