Sinofranchetia

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Sinofranchetia
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Sinofranchetia chinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Lardizabalaceae
Genus: Sinofranchetia
Hemsl.
Species:
S. chinensis
Binomial name
Sinofranchetia chinensis
(Franch.) Hemsl.

Sinofranchetia is a genus of flowering plant in the Lardizabalaceae family. It contains a single species, Sinofranchetia chinensis, [1] endemic to China. [2]

Description and ecology

Sinofranchetia chinensis is a deciduous, woody climber. [1] It occurs in dense forests along valleys, forest margins, among shrubs in south-central China. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dezhao Chen & Tatemi Shimizu. "Sinofranchetia (Diels) Hemsley, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2842. 1907". Flora of China. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Dezhao Chen & Tatemi Shimizu. "Sinofranchetia chinensis (Franchet) Hemsley, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2842. 1907". Flora of China. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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