''Leoheo domatiophorus'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is the sole species in genus ''Leoheo''.''Leoheo domatiophorus'' Chaowasku, D.T.Ngo & Hung T.Le
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''. Retrieved 3 June 2024. It is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree endemic to

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. It grows 15 to 25 meters tall, and occasionally to 30 meters. It flowers in March and fruits in July. The genus name is derived from "Lèo Heo" the local Vietnamese name of the plant.Chaowasku, T., A. Damthongdee, H. Jongsook, D.T. Ngo, H.T. Le, D.M. Tran & S. Suddee (2018). Enlarging the monotypic Monocarpieae (Annonaceae, Malmeoideae): recognition of a second genus from Vietnam informed by morphology and molecular phylogenetics. ''Candollea'' 73: 261–275. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2018v732a11 The genus and species were first described in 2018. A phylogenetic analysis placed the plant in the tribe Monocarpieae, as a sister to genus '' Monocarpia''. The genus is distinguished from ''Monocarpia'' by the absence of intramarginal leaf veins and axillary inflorescences. It is native to lowland evergreen rainforest in Nam Đông in

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, and in adjacent Quang Tri and Quang Nam provinces, where it typically grows at the edges of primary and secondary forests.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q94434392, from2=Q95987361 Annonaceae Annonaceae genera Monotypic Magnoliales genera Endemic flora of Vietnam Plants described in 2018