Sloetia

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Sloetia
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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
Synonyms [2]
  • Artocarpus bifariaWall. ex Miq. (1867)
  • Artocarpus elongatusMiq. (1861)
  • Artocarpus finlaysonianaWall. (1831), not validly publ.
  • Morus bifariaWall. ex Voigt (1845)
  • Saccus elongatus(Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Streblus elongatus(Miq.) Corner (1962)
  • Sloetia eusideroxylonKurz (1865)
  • Sloetia penangianaOliv. (1886)
  • Sloetia sideroxylonTeijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz (1863)
  • Sloetia sideroxylon var. brevipesBureau (1873)
  • Sloetia wallichiiKing ex Hook.f. (1888)

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]

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 ]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2024). "Sloetia elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T227962468A242594557. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T227962468A242594557.en . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sloetia elongata (Miq.) Koord". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. "Streblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner". The DNA of Singapore. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 18 May 2018.