Occurrence

D. Boufford 44173

Melodinus henryi Craib

5/7/2018

China

This occurrence of Apocynaceae Melodinus henryi Craib (D. Boufford 44173) was collected on 5/7/2018 in China. Flora of the World includes 19 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Melodinus henryi, D. Boufford 44173--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (358).JPG

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Classification

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Melodinus

Specific Epithet

henryi

Authorship

Craib

Record Number

D. Boufford 44173

Collection Date

5/7/2018

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG, Zhuo ZHOU

Remarks

Steep bank above road; climbing in shrubs and trees. Vine, ca. 7 m long; branches pendulous; broken stems and leaves with copious milk-like sap; calyx green; corolla white; flowers sweetly fragrant. Melodinus henryi in synonymy under M. cochinchinensis in Flora of China 16: 149. 1995, but seemingly different.

Geographic Information

Country

China

State/Province

Yunnan

Coordinates

21.970833, 101.195

Location

China, Yunnan

Location Remarks

Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; NW of Menglun-zhen between Menglun-zhen and Jingzu-Xiang on route G213 along a tributary of the Nanban Jiang (Nanban River). Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Fagaceae and Lauraceae common on steep, unaltered slopes, also Duabanga common along main stream; most of forest on accessible slopes converted to rubber plantations. 830-920 m. elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.