Chydenanthus is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1875.Miers, John. 1875. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, ser. 2 1: 111Tropicos, Chydenanthus Miers There is only one known species, Chydenanthus excelsus, native to Indonesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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