Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa (Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.) Chun belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa, D. Boufford 44130--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (71).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Lyonia
Specific Epithet
ovalifolia
Infraspecific Epithet
hebecarpa
Authorship
(Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.) Chun
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
5/3/2018
Location
China, Yunnan, Simao Xian
22.749444, 100.981111
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG, Zhuo ZHOU
Notes
At edge of forest and partly in forest. Shrubs, ca. 4 m tall; calyx white; corolla white.
