Wikstroemia paxiana H. Winkl. belongs to the Thymelaeaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Wikstroemia
Specific Epithet
paxiana
Authorship
H. Winkl.
5/5/2014
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Songpan)
33.023889, 103.735278
Location Remarks
Songpan Xian. S of the Jiuzhaigou Xian border and N of the city of Songpan on hwy 301 on E side of highway at Awong Gou. Thickets with Salix, Sibiraea, Potentilla and Rosa, remnant Abies-Picea; forest with Kingdonia on N-facing slopes; and small meadow-like areas. 3575 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
On open cliffs around shrubs and in crevices of rocks in clay soil. Calyx yellow, tube paler yellow, lobes adaxially and throat deep yellow.