Sladenia is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s containing
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
species in the family ''
Sladeniaceae
Sladeniaceae is a family of flowering plants containing tree species found in subtropical to tropical environments in East Africa ('' Ficalhoa''), Burma, Yunnan, and Thailand ('' Sladenia''). The family consists of trees with alternate, simple le ...
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It is found in
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
.
Species
There are two species in the genus ''Sladenia''.
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Sladenia celastrifolia
''Sladenia celastrifolia'' is a species of tree in the family ''Sladeniaceae''. It is found in southwestern China (Yunnan and Guizhou), Thailand, and Myanmar.
References
Sladeniaceae
Trees of Indo-China
Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kur ...
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Sladenia integrifolia
''Sladenia integrifolia'' is a species of tree in the family Sladeniaceae found in southern Yunnan, China. Its Type locality (biology), type locality is Zhemi Township ( zh, 者米乡), Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County, southern Yunna ...
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References
Ericales genera
Sladeniaceae
Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
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