Erythroxylum sinense Wu belongs to the Erythroxylaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Erythroxylum sinense, D. Boufford 44093--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (8).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Erythroxylaceae
Genus
Erythroxylum
Specific Epithet
sinense
Authorship
Wu
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
4/29/2018
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian.
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.
