Sloetia

Sloetia is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus that contains just one species) of plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. The sole species is Sloetia elongata, a tree native to southeastern Asia, ranging from the Nicobar Islands to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi. It has been described a number of times by different botanists, and thus has several synonyms.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Sloetia
In Singapore Botanic Gardens
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Sloetia Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz
Species:	S. elongata
Binomial name
Sloetia elongata (Miq.) Koord.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Artocarpus bifaria Wall. ex Miq. (1867) Artocarpus elongatus Miq. (1861) Artocarpus finlaysoniana Wall. (1831), not validly publ. Morus bifaria Wall. ex Voigt (1845) Saccus elongatus (Miq.) Kuntze (1891) Streblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner (1962) Sloetia eusideroxylon Kurz (1865) Sloetia penangiana Oliv. (1886) Sloetia sideroxylon Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz (1863) Sloetia sideroxylon var. brevipes Bureau (1873) Sloetia wallichii King ex Hook.f. (1888)

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The plant produces white latex wherever it is cut. It is commonly known as "tampines tree" in Singapore, which is used as place names – Sungei Tampines river and Tampines Town are named after it.^[3] In Kuala Lumpur, the streets of a neighbourhood in Bangsar suburb are named, for example, Jalan Tempinis, Jalan Tempinis Kanan/Kiri and Lorong Tempinis Kiri 5.^{[citation needed]}