Daphne

PLANTS OF THE GAOLIGONG SHAN REGION*
YUNNAN, CHINA
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne
Tengchong: Mingguang. Zizhi Cun. Along road from Zizhi to
Baduolin Yakou (the pass into Myanmar at border marker 8),
Jiangao Shan. W of Gaoligong Shan.
Elev. 2650 m	25°	47’	39.8” N, 98° 37’ 18.5" E
SW facing 10-30° slope
Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
Undisturbed.
Forest dominated by Lithocarpus, Machilus, and
Cyclobalanopsis.
Shrub ca. 2.5 m tall. Fruit purple. Rare. Growing at forest margin.
In loam on limestone.
Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 29327	20	May	2006
Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Jin Xiaohua (K.UN); Bruce
Bartholomew, Lihua Zhou (CAS); Neil McCheyne (E)
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