664.41.00 SladeniaceaeBotany: 2 genera, 3 species; trees; subtropical to tropical; East Africa (Ficalhoa), Burma, Yunnan and Thailand (Sladenia); cymose inflorescences.
TaxonomySladenia has been placed in
Theaceae,
Actinidiaceae,
Dilleniaceae or
Ternstroemiaceae. Ficalhoa and possibly Pentaphylax belong to
Sladeniaceae. In the
Apg3 classification Sladeniaceae is a
Family in the
Ericales, closely related to
Pentaphylacaceae.