Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (8).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (17).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (14).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (11).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (19).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (6).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (7).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (24).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (21).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (13).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (20).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (22).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (9).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (18).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (16).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (23).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (15).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (10).JPG
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (12).JPG
Native to Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian. (Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Malipo County)
22.942222, 104.594444
Location Remarks
Wenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
Thicket at edge of low wet area and below forested area, in partial shade each day. Shrub, ca. 4 m tall, arching; flowers greenish white; anthers yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Erythroxylaceae
Genus
Erythroxylum
Specific Epithet
sinense
Authorship
Wu
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#87,965 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
5%
