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, 2^nd 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 PDF Reference 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