Sladenia celastrifolia Kurz belongs to the Sladeniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Sladenia celastrifolia, D. Boufford 44135--China. Yunnan. Pu Wen to Da Du Gang on G213. 4 May 2018. DSC01724 (277).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sladeniaceae
Genus
Sladenia
Specific Epithet
celastrifolia
Authorship
Kurz
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#274,162 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
11%
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.
