Wendlandia ligustrina, D. Boufford 44129--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (213).JPG
Native to Bangladesh, China South-Central, Myanmar (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Simao Xian (Pu'er City, Simao District)
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, 3-4 m tall; inflorescence green; flowers green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Wendlandia
Specific Epithet
ligustrina
Authorship
Wall. ex G.Don
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#290,087 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
10%
