Huodendron

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Huodendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Huodendron
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Huodendron is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Styracaceae, native to eastern Asia, from southern China south to Thailand and Vietnam. [1] [2]

The species are small to medium-sized deciduous trees growing to 12–25 m tall. [1]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China: Huodendron
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Huodendron parvifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T35962A9970418. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35962A9970418.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.