Symplocos Cochinchinensis Var. Glaberrima
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''Symplocos'' is a genus of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the order
Ericales The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. Species in this order have considerable commercial importance including for tea, persimmon, blueberry, kiwifruit, Brazil nuts, argan, and azalea. The order includes trees, bushes, lia ...
. It contains about 300 species distributed in Asia and the Americas. Many species grow in humid tropical regions. This is sometimes considered to be the only genus in family Symplocaceae. Plants in this family are shrubs and trees with white or yellow flowers.


Selected species

* '' Symplocos adenophylla'' * '' Symplocos ampulliformis'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos anamallayana'' * '' Symplocos anomala'' * '' Symplocos austromexicana'' —
deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
shrub up to 2m; narrow
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* '' Symplocos badia'' * '' Symplocos baehnii'' * '' Symplocos barberi'' * '' Symplocos bauerlenii'' — shrub or small
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 7m; eastern Australia * '' Symplocos blancae'' * '' Symplocos bractealis'' * '' Symplocos breedlovei'' * '' Symplocos calycodactylos'' * '' Symplocos candelabrum'' —
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 13m;
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* '' Symplocos canescens'' * ''
Symplocos carmencitae ''Symplocos carmencitae'' is a species of plant in the family Symplocaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...
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Symplocos chloroleuca ''Symplocos chloroleuca'' is a species of plant in the family Symplocaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...
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Symplocos clethrifolia ''Symplocos clethrifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Symplocaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...
'' * '' Symplocos citrea'' * '' Symplocos coccinea'' * '' Symplocos cochinchinensis'' :* var. ''cochinchinensis'' :* var. ''gittonsii'' — NE. Qld, Australia :* var. ''glaberrima'' — NE. Qld, Australia :* var. ''pilosiuscula'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos cordifolia'' — Sri Lanka * '' Symplocos coreana'' — Korean sweetleaf,
deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
shrub up to 5m; Japan,
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* '' Symplocos coronata'' — Sri Lanka * '' Symplocos costata'' * '' Symplocos crassiramifera'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos cuneata'' — Sri Lanka * '' Symplocos cyanocarpa'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos fuscata'' * '' Symplocos glauca'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 15m; Japan,
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, China,
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* '' Symplocos globosa'' * '' Symplocos graniticola'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos hayesii'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos henschelii'' * '' Symplocos hispidula'' * '' Symplocos hylandii'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos junghuhnii'' * '' Symplocos lancifolia'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 5m; Japan * '' Symplocos longipes'' * '' Symplocos lucida'' — China, Japan,
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, South
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Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. Th ...
* '' Symplocos lugubris'' * '' Symplocos mezii'' * '' Symplocos molinae'' * '' Symplocos myrtacea'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 10m; Japan * '' Symplocos nairii'' * '' Symplocos nivea'' * '' Symplocos octopetala'' * '' Symplocos oligandra'' * '' Symplocos paniculata'' — (sapphireberry) —
deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
shrub up to 8m; Japan,
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; popular as an
ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
* '' Symplocos paucistaminea'' — NE. Qld, Australia * '' Symplocos pendula'' * '' Symplocos peruviana'' * '' Symplocos pluribracteata'' * '' Symplocos prunifolia'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 10m; Japan,
Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
* '' Symplocos pulchra'' — Sri Lanka * '' Symplocos pyriflora'' * ''
Symplocos racemosa ''Symplocos'' is a genus of flowering plants in the order Ericales. It contains about 300 species distributed in Asia and the Americas. Many species grow in humid tropical regions. This is sometimes considered to be the only genus in family Sym ...
'' — China, South
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* '' Symplocos rimbachii'' * '' Symplocos shilanensis'' * '' Symplocos sousae'' * '' Symplocos stawellii'' — shrub or small
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 30m; eastern Australia :* var. ''montana'' — NE. Qld, Australia :* var. ''stawellii'' — Australia * '' Symplocos subandina'' * '' Symplocos subintegra'' Chatterjee * '' Symplocos tacanensis'' * '' Symplocos tanakae'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
; Japan * '' Symplocos theophrastaefolia'' —
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 15m; Japan,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, China * '' Symplocos thwaitesii'' — shrub or small
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 17m; eastern Australia * '' Symplocos tinctoria'' — (sweetleaf, horse-sugar, yellowwood) —
deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
or
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
shrub or
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
up to 6m;
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* '' Symplocos trichoclada'' * '' Symplocos truncata'' * '' Symplocos tubulifera'' * '' Symplocos verrucisurcula'' * '' Symplocos versicolor''


References

Ericales genera {{Ericales-stub