Piptanthus nepalensis (Hook.) Sweet belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Piptanthus nepalensis, C. Davidson 13736--China. Yunnan. Zhongdian Xian. 9 Aug 2017. DSC03874 (347).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Piptanthus
Specific Epithet
nepalensis
Authorship
(Hook.) Sweet
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
8/9/2017
Location
China, Yunnan, Xianggelila Xian
27.605278, 99.885833
Location Remarks
Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian: Xiao Zhongdian. Tianbao Shan, east of Xiao Zhongdian. Narrow valley with cut over Abies-Picea-Larix forest on lower slopes and scree above on both sides of valley; with meadow-like areas near stream and on slope between scree. 3680-3840 m. elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
Edge of forest. Shrub ca. 3 m tall; fruit pendulous, green with reddish tinge. (=Boufford 43968)
