Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Menghai Xian. (Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Menghai County)
21.578611, 100.333333
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; west of Bulongshan-Xiang along the Nanmei-he (Nanmei River) on county road K15. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest (appears uncut) with diverse mixture of trees, many more than 30 m tall, and tree ferns; trees with many epiphytes (mostly pteridophytes) and lianas and climbing Araceae. 1120-1130 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
On large tree on slope in forest. Vine, 25+ m long, twining, distally pendulous; immature fruit green, aril near or at maturity (few) red.
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong Xian. (Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong)
22.437778, 101.020278
Location Remarks
Jinghong-shi. Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; northeast of Dadugang-Xiang and between Dadugang-Xiang and Puwen-zhen along route G213. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with mixed Fagaceae (Castanopsis and Lithocarpus) and Lauraceae with Engelhardtia and several genera of Fabaceae. 965-1200 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
Climbing in tree at edge of opening in forest and edge of power line cut. Vine, scandent, ca, 6 m long; inflorescence green; flowers green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Celastrus
Specific Epithet
monospermus
Authorship
Roxb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
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
#239,069 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
11%