Sladenia celastrifolia Kurz belongs to the Sladeniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sladeniaceae
Genus
Sladenia
Specific Epithet
celastrifolia
Authorship
Kurz
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong Xian.
22.437778, 101.020278
Location Remarks
Jinghong-shi. Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; northeast of Dadugang-Xiang and between Dadugang-Xiang and Puwen-zhen along route G213. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with mixed Fagaceae (Castanopsis and Lithocarpus) and Lauraceae with Engelhardtia and several genera of Fabaceae. 965-1200 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
Single tree in cleared area on side of road. Tree, ca. 25 m tall, ca. 35 cm dbh; lowest branches ca. 10 m above ground; sepals pale green; petals white; filaments white, fresh anthers yellow.