Melodinus henryi Craib belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Melodinus henryi, D. Boufford 44173--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (358).JPG
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Melodinus
Specific Epithet
henryi
Authorship
Craib
5/7/2018
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong.
21.970833, 101.195000
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG, Zhuo ZHOU
Notes
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.
