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Alangium chinense

Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms
Alangium chinense
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Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms is a species in the genus Alangium of the family Cornaceae. It was first described in 1897 and is native to a wide range of regions across Asia and Africa.

Description

Alangium chinense is a member of the Cornaceae family and is found in several countries, including China (North-Central, South-Central, and Southeast), East Himalaya, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and parts of Africa such as Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Its distribution also extends to the Gulf of Guinea Islands, Jawa, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. This species is part of the Alangium genus, which is known for its woody plants. The plant has been documented in botanical literature since 1897.

Distribution

TW · Angola · Assam · Bangladesh · Burundi · Cabinda · Cambodia · Cameroon · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Ethiopia · Gulf of Guinea Is. · India · Jawa · Kenya · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malawi · Mozambique · Nepal · Philippines · Rwanda · Sudan · Taiwan · Tanzania · Thailand · Tibet · Uganda

Synonyms

Karangolum chinenseMarlea affinisMarlea begoniifoliaMarlea chinensisMarlea virgataStelanthes solitariusStylidium bauthasStylidium chinenseStylis chinensisStyrax rossamalusStylidium begoniifoliumAlangium chinense var. taiwanianumAlangium begoniifoliumAlangium chinense subsp. pauciflorumAlangium chinense var. pauciflorumAlangium chinense subsp. strigosumAlangium chinense subsp. triangulareAlangium cordifoliumAlangium kenyenseAlangium octopetalumAlangium platanifolium f. triangulareAlangium taiwanianumGuettarda jasminifloraAlangium chinense subsp. chinenseAlangium begoniifolium subsp. eubegoniifoliumAlangium chinense var. vulgare

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