Sladeniaceae
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The Sladeniaceae family consists of trees found in semitropical regions. This family includes two genera: Sladenia, with two species native to southern China and Myanmar, and Ficalhoa, with one species found in the mountains of East Africa.1
Key characteristics of Sladeniaceae include:
* Unicellular hairs
* Free sepals and petals
* Typically no nectary
* Capsular fruit with a central column
* Toothed leaves
* Distinctive cymose inflorescences in leaf axils
* Small, stalkless flowers1
Fossil evidence suggests that Sladenia may have once been present in northeast Africa. The Sladeniaceae family is part of the Pentaphylacaceae group within the Ericales order.1
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