Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (332).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (333).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (349).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (366).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (329).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (359).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (347).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (365).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (356).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (338).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (358).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (342).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (346).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (360).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (339).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (355).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (348).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (331).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (354).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (335).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (340).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (357).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (368).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (350).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (362).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (343).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (361).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (367).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (352).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (364).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (351).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (336).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (344).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (363).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (330).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (341).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (345).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (337).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (334).JPG
Glochidion ellipticum, D. Boufford 44174--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (353).JPG
Native to Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong. (Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong)
21.970833, 101.195
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; NW of Menglun-zhen between Menglun-zhen and Jingzu-Xiang on route G213 along a tributary of the Nanban Jiang (Nanban River). Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Fagaceae and Lauraceae common on steep, unaltered slopes, also Duabanga common along main stream; most of forest on accessible slopes converted to rubber plantations. 830-920 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
In thicket on slope, mostly in open, but with trees on each side. Tree; ca. 6 m tall; leaves green on both surfaces, upper surface darker and slightly shining; sepals greenish white; filaments glabrous.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Glochidion
Specific Epithet
ellipticum
Authorship
Wight
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
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
#293,795 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
11%
