Wuodendron

Wuodendron is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Miliuseae, containing the type and only species Wuodendron praecox.[2] It is distributed from northeastern India north to southern China and southeast through most of Mainland Southeast Asia.[2][4] It is considered Endangered on the IUCN Red List under its original name of Polyalthia litseifolia, although the Red List also considers it to have a much smaller range (only Yunnan, China) than the wider range found in later studies.[5]

Wuodendron
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Wuodendron B.Xue, Y.H.Tan & Chaowasku[2]
Species:	W. praecox
Binomial name
Wuodendron praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue, Y.H.Tan & X.L.Hou[2]
Synonyms[3]
Polyalthia litseifolia C.Y.Wu ex P.T.Li Desmos praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff. Unona praecox Hook.f. & Thomson

References

1. Group, China Plant Specialist (2004-04-30). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Polyalthia litseifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
2. Xue, Bine; Tan, Yun-Hong; Thomas, Daniel C.; Chaowasku, Tanawat; Hou, Xue-Liang; Saunders, Richard M. K. (2018). "A new Annonaceae genus, Wuodendron, provides support for a post–boreotropical origin of the Asian–Neotropical disjunction in the tribe Miliuseae". Taxon. 67 (2): 250–266. doi:10.12705/672.2. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
3. "Wuodendron praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Xue, Y.H.Tan & X.L.Hou". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
4. "Wuodendron B.Xue, Y.H.Tan & Chaowasku". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
5. Group, China Plant Specialist (2004-04-30). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Polyalthia litseifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-02-07.