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Changiostyrax dolichocarpa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Styracaceae

Scientific name
  
Sinojackia dolichocarpa

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Changiostyrax

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sinojackia, Sinojackia xylocarpa, Sinojackia rehderiana, Abies fanjingshanensis

Changiostyrax dolichocarpa, formerly known as Sinojackia dolicocarpa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae. It is the only species in the genus Changiostyrax, as revised by C.T.Chen in 1995.

It is endemic to central China in Hunan province, where it occurs at altitudes of 400–500 m. It is threatened by habitat loss. An exhaustive survey of its range during the decade from 1995 to 2005 revealed only six extant populations, one of which has since been destroyed.

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–12 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, 8–13 cm long and 3.5–4.8 cm broad, oblong-lanceolate, with a serrated margin and a 4–7 mm petiole.

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Changiostyrax dolichocarpa Wikipedia


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