Sinojackia
Encyclopedia
Sinojackia is a genus of five to eight species of flowering plant
s in the family Styracaceae
, all endemic to China
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The species are deciduous
shrub
s or small tree
s growing to 4–12 m tall.
Species
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Styracaceae
Styracaceae
Styracaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 11 genera and about 160 species of trees and shrubs. The family occurs in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
, all endemic to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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The species are deciduous
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s or small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s growing to 4–12 m tall.
Species
- Sinojackia dolichocarpa C.J.Qi
- Sinojackia henryi (Dummer) Merrill
- Sinojackia huangmeiensis J.W.Ge & X.H.Yao
- Sinojackia microcarpa C.T.Chen & G.Y.Li
- Sinojackia oblongicarpa C.T.Chen & T.R.Cao
- Sinojackia rehderianaSinojackia rehderianaSinojackia rehderiana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sinojackia. Endemic rangeThe plant species is endemic to Southeast China in forest thicket habitats at of elevation....
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- Sinojackia xylocarpaSinojackia xylocarpaSinojackia xylocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is endemic to eastern China in Jiangsu province, where it occurs at altitudes of 500–800 m. It is threatened by habitat loss....
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