Sleumerodendron
Sleumerodendron is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum.
| Sleumerodendron | |
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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.[1][2] It is closely related to Turrillia (Vanuatu, Fiji) and Kermadecia (New Caledonia),[3] where it has once been placed.
References
- Virot, R. (1967). Protéacées. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by A. Aubréville, 2:1–254. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
- "Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum (Brongn. & Gris) Virot". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- Mast, A. R., C. L. Willis, E. H. Jones, K. M. Downs, and P. H. Weston. (2008) A Smaller Macadamia from a More Vagile Tribe: Inference of Phylogenetic Relationships, Divergence Times, and Diaspore Evolution in Macadamia and Relatives (Tribe Macadamieae; Proteaceae). American Journal of Botany 95, no. 7 : 843–70.
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