Sarcosperma

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Sarcosperma is a genus of trees or shrubs in the family Sapotaceae.[2][3] Their range is from India to southern China and Malesia.[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Sarcosperma
Sarcosperma laurinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sarcospermatoideae
Swenson & Anderb.
Genus: Sarcosperma
Hook.f.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Apoia Merr.
  • Bracea King
  • Peronia R.Br. ex Wall.
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Description

The leaves are well-spaced along twigs. Flowers are bisexual, with a funnel-shaped corolla. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Sarcosperma habitats are forests from sea-level to about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) elevation.[3]

Species

Accepted species[1]
  1. Sarcosperma affine Gagnep. - Vietnam
  2. Sarcosperma angustifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
  3. Sarcosperma arboreum Hook.f. - S China, E Himalayas, NW Indochina
  4. Sarcosperma griffithii Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke - Yunnan, E Himalayas
  5. Sarcosperma kachinense (King & Pantl.) Exell - S China, Assam, N Indochina
  6. Sarcosperma kontumense Gagnep. ex Aubrév. - Vietnam
  7. Sarcosperma laurinum (Benth.) Hook.f. - Vietnam, S China
  8. Sarcosperma ovatifolium Gagnep. - Vietnam
  9. Sarcosperma paniculatum (King) Stapf & King - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  10. Sarcosperma pedunculatum Hemsl. - Yunnan, Hunnan, Vietnam
  11. Sarcosperma uittienii H.J.Lam - Selangor, Sumatra

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