Sleumerodendron
Genus of plants endemic to New Caledonia
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Sleumerodendron is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum.
| Sleumerodendron | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Macadamieae |
| Subtribe: | Gevuininae |
| Genus: | Sleumerodendron R Virot in A. Aubreville |
| Species: | S. austrocaledonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum | |
| Synonyms | |
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This species is endemic to New Caledonia.[2][3] It is closely related to Turrillia (Vanuatu, Fiji) and Kermadecia (New Caledonia),[4] where it has once been placed.