Leitneria

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Leitneria is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees, best known for the species Leitneria floridana, which is native to wetland habitats in the southeastern United States and notable for its extremely lightweight wood.

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Leitneria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
barkCharacteristic becoming furrowed with age
smooth on young stems
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids
climatePreference humid subtropical
conservationConcern habitat loss sensitive
distributionRegion Florida NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole wetland understory shrub
family Leitneriaceae NERFINISHED
firstDescribedAsGenus 19th century
flowerSex unisexual
fruitType drupe-like
growthForm deciduous shrub
small tree
habitat marshes
swamps
wetlands
hasSpecies Leitneria floridana NERFINISHED
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
leafShape lanceolate
leafType deciduous
namedAfter E. F. Leitner NERFINISHED
nativeTo southeastern United States NERFINISHED
order Sapindales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
reproductiveType dioecious
soilPreference periodically flooded soils
poorly drained soils
taxonRank genus
tolerance flooding tolerant
shade tolerant
twigCharacteristic brittle
slender
typeSpecies Leitneria floridana NERFINISHED
woodDensity very low
woodProperty extremely lightweight wood

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Simaroubaceae containsTaxon Leitneria