''Sleumerodendron'' is a

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of plant in the

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Proteaceae. The sole species is ''Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum''. This species is

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to New Caledonia. It is closely related to '' Turrillia'' (

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, Fiji) and ''

Kermadecia ''Kermadecia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The genus comprises five species, all endemic to New Caledonia. Its closest relatives are '' Sleumerodendron'' (New Caledonia) and '' Turrillia'' ( Fiji, Vanuatu Vanu ...

'' ( New Caledonia),Mast, A. R., C. L. Willis, E. H. Jones, K. M. Downs, and P. H. Weston. (2008) A Smaller Macadamia from a More Vagile Tribe: Inference of Phylogenetic Relationships, Divergence Times, and Diaspore Evolution in Macadamia and Relatives (Tribe Macadamieae; Proteaceae). American Journal of Botany 95, no. 7 : 843–70. where it has once been placed.

References

Proteaceae Monotypic Proteaceae genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxa named by Robert Virot Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris {{Proteaceae-stub