''Bhesa sinica'' is an evergreen tree with buttressed trunk in the Centroplacaceae family. It is

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, being only known from the coast of

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. Only three mature trees and a few saplings are known to exist in the wild.

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sinica Endemic flora of China Trees of China Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1981 {{Malpighiales-stub