Wendlandia speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Augusteae
Genus: Wendlandia
Species: Wendlandia speciosa

Name

Wendlandia speciosa Cowan, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16(80): 254 (1932)

• Type: G. Forrest 9269 (with flowers, November 1912; E {E00123858^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00123859^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, K [​K000760074^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotype: A 00094788^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; cf. PE 00852051 (01997487) [ex E, without type indication]).
• Type locality: China. Yunnan: Hills to the North-West of Tengueh, lat. 25° 10′ N., alt. 7–8000 ft., open situations in thickets.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Wendlandia speciosa var. forrestii Cowan, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 16(80): 255 (1932); not accepted by Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as W. speciosa]
    • Syntypes:
      • G. Forrest 7475 (with flowers, [15] May 1912; E [​E00123870^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. PE 00852072 (1244324) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 7884 (in fruit, [15] May 1912; E [​E00123863^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. PE 00852073 (01997488) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 8255 (in fruit, [15] June 1912; E {E00123867^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00123868^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
      • G. Forrest 9397 (with flowers, [15] December 1912; E [​E00123864^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. PE 00852075 (01997490) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 9552 (with flowers, [15] February 1913; E [​E00123866^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. K [​K000760073^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without any type indication], PE 00852074 (01997489) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 9806 (with flowers, [15] March 1913; E [​E00123865^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. K [​K000760072^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without any type indication], PE 00852070 (1262876) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 12108 (in fruit, [15] December 1913; E [​E00123869^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. PE 00852076 (1309256) [ex E, without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 18294 (in fruit, [15] July 1919; E [​E00505226^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • G. Forrest 25379 (with flowers, [15] November 1924; E [​E00123861^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. K [​K000760071^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without any type indication], PE 00852071 (1269916) [without type indication]).
      • G. Forrest 26148 (in fruit, [15 December 1924]; E [​E00123862^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: China. Yunnan.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Tibet. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Bhutan). Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cowan, J.M. 1932. The Genus Wendlandia. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 16(80): 233–316. Internet Archive. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Wendlandia speciosa. Pp. 355, 364 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wendlandia speciosa. Accessed: 2023 November 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wendlandia speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wendlandia speciosa. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wendlandia speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 美丽水锦树