Dipentodon sinicus Dunn belongs to the Dipentodontaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Dipentodon sinicus, D. Boufford 44092--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (153).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Huerteales
Family
Dipentodontaceae
Genus
Dipentodon
Specific Epithet
sinicus
Authorship
Dunn
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; sepals greenish white; petals greenish white, easily falling after anthesis.
