Bennettiodendron leprosipes

Bennettiodendron leprosipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Bennettiodendron
Species:
B. leprosipes
Binomial name
Bennettiodendron leprosipes
Synonyms
List
  • Bennettia horsfieldii Miq.
  • Bennettia leprosipes (Clos) Koord.
  • Bennettia longipes Oliv.
  • Bennettiodendron brevipes Merr.
  • Bennettiodendron brevipes var. brevipes
  • Bennettiodendron brevipes var. margopatense S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron brevipes var. shangsiense (X.X.Chen & J.Y.Luo) S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron lanceolatum H.L.Li
  • Bennettiodendron leprosipes var. ellipticum (C.Y.Wu) S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron leprosipes var. leprosipes
  • Bennettiodendron leprosipes var. pilosum G.S.Fan & Y.C.Hsu
  • Bennettiodendron leprosipes var. rugosifolium S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron leprosipes var. stenophyllum S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron longipes (Oliv.) Merr.
  • Bennettiodendron macrophyllum C.Y.Wu ex S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron macrophyllum var. macrophyllum
  • Bennettiodendron macrophyllum var. obovatum S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron macrophyllum var. pilosum (G.S.Fan & Y.C.Hsu) S.S.Lai
  • Bennettiodendron shangsiense X.X.Chen & J.Y.Luo
  • Bennettiodendron simaoense G.S.Fan
  • Bennettiodendron subracemosum C.Y.Wu
  • Meliosma petiolaris Miq.
  • Myroxylon leprosipes (Clos) Kuntze
  • Xylosma leprosipes Clos

Bennettiodendron leprosipes, transliterated as shān guì huā (Chinese: 山桂花), is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is the type species of its genus, Bennettiodendron.

The plant grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 400–1,800 m (1,300–5,900 ft). It ranges from China in the regions of East, South Central, and the eastern tip of Southwestern China, to the islands of Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. It also exists in the countries of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and India in Arunachal Pradesh, with a disjunct population in Chhattisgarh.