Sladeniaceae

Sladeniaceae is a family of flowering plants containing tree species found in subtropical to tropical environments in East Africa (Ficalhoa), Burma, Yunnan, and Thailand (Sladenia). The family consists of trees with alternate, simple leaves without stipules, and flowers arranged in cymose inflorescences.

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species of plant

Ficalhoa is a genus with only one species, Ficalhoa laurifolia, an evergreen flowering tree of height with glabrous branches. Its bark is roughly fissured and produces white latex. Its leathery leaves on long petioles are lanceolate, rounded at the base, long and wide. Its white, yellowish or greenish flowers have oblong small petals and rounded sepals.