Decaisnea insignis (Griff.) Hook.fil. & Thomson belongs to the Lardizabalaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Decaisnea insignis, Davidson, C 12039--China. Anhui Prov. Huang Shan. 8 Jun 2012. (27) .JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Lardizabalaceae
Genus
Decaisnea
Specific Epithet
insignis
Authorship
(Griff.) Hook.fil. & Thomson
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
6/7/2012
Location
China, Anhui, HuangShan
30.151333, 118.167000
Location Remarks
HuangShan (Yellow Mountain). Long trail of stone steps from Resort hotel to the city gate. 1382 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Treelet 3 m.
5/12/2014
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
At edge of forest in thickets. Shrub, stem single, ca. 3 m tall; sepals green; petals pendulous, pale yellow.
5/29/2007
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
