Occurrence

D. Boufford 44133

Helicia nilagirica Bedd.

5/3/2018

China

This occurrence of Helicia nilagirica Bedd. (D. Boufford 44133) was collected on 5/3/2018 in China. Flora of the World includes 23 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Helicia nilagirica, D. Boufford 44133--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (249).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Helicia

Specific Epithet

nilagirica

Authorship

Bedd.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

D. Boufford 44133

Collection Date

5/3/2018

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou

Remarks

At edge of forest and partly in forest. Tree ca. 7 m tall; fruit pendulous, immature, green, but full grown, also with younger immature fruit; inflorescences with buds only. This tree most closely resembles plants that have been identified as H. erratica J. D. Hooker var. sinica W. T. Wang, a name placed in synonymy of H. nilagarica in Flora of China 5: 196. 2004.

Geographic Information

Country

China

State/Province

Yunnan

Coordinates

22.749444, 100.981111

Location

China, Yunnan

Location Remarks

Pu'er. South of Nanping-zhen at north end of Meizi-hu (artificial lake) scenic spot near Pu'er New Century Meizi Lake Hotel. Remnant forest around artificial lake, soil stony clay; trees ca. 15-20 m tall, Pinus the most conspicuous. Understory including Helicia, Lyonia, Polyspora, Wendlandia, Ilex, Pyrus, Rubus several Fabaceae and numerous vines, including Smilax and Celastrus. 1340-1350 m. elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.