Biology:Sindora glabra
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Short description: Species of legume
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Sindora |
| Species: | S. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Sindora glabra Merr. ex. de Wit.
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Sindora glabra (Chinese: 油楠; pinyin: Yóunán) is a tree of the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae)[1] endemic to the People's Republic of China that grows in the provinces of Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan.[2] The species is under second-class national protection in China.[3]
Habitat and description
The species is found growing in mixed forests, on mountain slopes and along riverbanks between sea level and 800 m (2,600 ft). It grows to 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall and has a trunk diameter of 8 to 20 centimetres (3.1 to 7.9 in).[2]
Sindora glabra produces good quality wood used for building houses and making furniture.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List - Sindora Glabra". 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Leguminosae/Sindora/. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dezhao Chen, Dianxiang Zhang & Ding Hou. "Sindora glabra". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012315. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. http://www.nre.cn/htm/04/bhqsj/2004-07-10-12808.htm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7522321 entry
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