Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (97).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (90).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (94).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (99).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (104).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (100).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (109).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (107).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (96).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (105).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (102).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (112).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (110).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (114).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (93).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (92).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (113).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (115).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (103).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (108).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (98).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (106).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (101).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (111).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (91).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (95).JPG
Polyspora axillaris, D. Boufford 44131--China. Yunnan. Meizi Lake Park. 3 May 2018. DSC01424 (116).JPG
Native to Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera (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. Trees or shrubs, 3-5 m tall; leaves green on lower surface; darker green and shining on upper surface; calyx blackening; fruit immature, green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Theaceae
Genus
Polyspora
Specific Epithet
axillaris
Authorship
(Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#208,668 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
5%
