Nyssa yunnanensis

Nyssa yunnanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Species: N. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Nyssa yunnanensis
W.C. Yin

Nyssa yunnanensis is a species of tree in the Nyssa genus. It is a dioecious tree (meaning that it has distinct male and female individual organisms) reaching 25–30 m (82–98 ft) in height. This flowering canopy tree inhabits mountainous tropical bogs and marshes.[2]

Because of habitat loss and logging, this species is critically endangered.[1] It now exists only in the vicinity of Xishuangbanna, which is located in Jinghong County, Yunnan Province, China.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sun, W. (1998). "Nyssa yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. Sun, Bao-Ling et al. "Cryptic Dioecy in Nyssa Yunnanensis (Nyssaceae), A Critically Endangered Species from Tropical Eastern Asia", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 96, pp. 672-684 (December 2009).
  3. Haining Qin & Chamlong Phengklai. "Nyssa yunnanensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

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