Sloanea
Encyclopedia
Sloanea is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the family
Elaeocarpaceae
, comprising about 150 species .
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
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
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeaocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family approximately contains 605 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera. The largest genera are Elaeocarpus, with about 350 species, and Sloanea, with about 150....
, comprising about 150 species .
Species include:
- Sloanea acutifloraSloanea acutifloraSloanea acutiflora is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Suriname.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Uittien - Sloanea assamicaSloanea assamicaSloanea assamica is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, RehderAlfred RehderAlfred Rehder was a horticulturist and taxonomist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Rehder was a newspaper writer from Germany who was originally hired as a laborer at the Arnold Arboretum. His talents for horticultural plant taxonomy were soon recognized, however...
& E. Wilson - Sloanea australisSloanea australisSloanea australis, commonly known as the Maiden's Blush is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from near Batemans Bay in southern New South Wales to Cape Tribulation in tropical Queensland...
, Benth. & F.Muell. an Australian rainforest tree - Sloanea caribaea
- Sloanea formosana, Taiwan
- Sloanea gracilisSloanea gracilisSloanea gracilis is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Suriname.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Uittien - Sloanea lepidaSloanea lepidaSloanea lepida is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Tirel - Sloanea shankiiSloanea shankiiSloanea shankii is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Honduras.-Source:* Nelson, C. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
& L.O.Williams - Sloanea suaveolensSloanea suaveolensSloanea suaveolens is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Tirel - Sloanea tomentosaSloanea tomentosaSloanea tomentosa is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, RehderAlfred RehderAlfred Rehder was a horticulturist and taxonomist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Rehder was a newspaper writer from Germany who was originally hired as a laborer at the Arnold Arboretum. His talents for horticultural plant taxonomy were soon recognized, however...
& E. Wilson - Sloanea woollsiiSloanea woollsiiSloanea woollsii, commonly known as Yellow Carabeen, is a large tree species with plank-buttresses that is native to northeastern NSW and eastern Queensland, Australia. Its southern distributional limit is near the town of Bulahdelah at Tallowwood Forest Park and O'Sullivans Gap Reserve.S...
, F.Muell. an Australian rainforest tree
External links
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