Sloetia

Sloetia
In Singapore Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Sloetia
Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz (1863)
Species:
S. elongata
Binomial name
Sloetia elongata
(Miq.) Koord. (1912)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Artocarpus bifaria Wall. ex Miq. (1867)
  • Artocarpus elongatus Miq. (1861)
  • Artocarpus finlaysoniana Wall. (1831), not validly publ.
  • Morus bifaria Wall. ex Voigt (1845)
  • Saccus elongatus (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Streblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner (1962)
  • Sloetia eusideroxylon Kurz (1865)
  • Sloetia penangiana Oliv. (1886)
  • Sloetia sideroxylon Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz (1863)
  • Sloetia sideroxylon var. brevipes Bureau (1873)
  • Sloetia wallichii King ex Hook.f. (1888)

Sloetia is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus that contains just one species) of plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. The sole species is Sloetia elongata, a tree native to southeastern Asia, ranging from the Nicobar Islands to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi. It has been described a number of times by different botanists, and thus has several synonyms.[1]

The plant produces white latex wherever it is cut. It is commonly known as "tampines tree" in Singapore, which is used as place names – Sungei Tampines river and Tampines Town are named after it.[2] In Kuala Lumpur, the streets of a neighbourhood in Bangsar suburb are named, for example, Jalan Tempinis, Jalan Tempinis Kanan/Kiri and Lorong Tempinis Kiri 5.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sloetia elongata (Miq.) Koord". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Streblus elongatus (Miq.) Corner". The DNA of Singapore. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 18 May 2018.