Corchoropsis sinensis
| Corchoropsis sinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Corchoropsis |
| Species: | C. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Corchoropsis sinensis | |
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Corchoropsis sinensis, also known as ping dang shu (Chinese: 平当树),[2] is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae endemic to southern China.
Taxonomy and history
This species was first described under the name Paradombeya sinensis in 1902 by British botanist Stephen Troyte Dunn, with the description published in the twenty-eighth volume of Icones Plantarum.[2][3] It would be transferred to the genus Corchoropsis in 2021 by American botanist Laurence Joseph Dorr on the basis of evidence obtained though molecular phylogenetic analyses.[1][4]
Distribution and habitat
Corchoropsis sinensis is restricted to the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in southern China, where it grows in scrubland on grassy slopes at altitudes of 300–1,500 m (980–4,920 ft) above sea level.[2][4]
Description
Corchoropsis sinensis is a shrub or small tree growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall. The slender branchlets have a sparse covering of fine stellate hairs. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-oblanceolate with a pointed tip and rounded base, measuring 5–12.5 cm (2.0–4.9 in) long by 1.5–5 cm (0.59–1.97 in) wide. The underside of the leaf is sparsely covered with stellate hairs, while the upper surface is mostly or entirely hairless. The leaf margin is finely serrated and the leaves are either sessile or borne on very short petioles measuring only 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long. The inflorescence is a fascicle of one to three cymes, with each cyme bearing one to six flowers on slender 1–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) long pedicels. The petals are yellow and broadly obovate. The fruit is a rounded capsule measuring around 2.5 mm (0.098 in).[2]
References
- ^ a b "Corchoropsis sinensis (Dunn) Dorr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d Zhengyi, Wu; Raven, Peter H., eds. (2007). "Paradombeya sinensis Dunn, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2743b. 1902.". Flora of China: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Flora of China. Vol. 12. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-930723-64-1. OCLC 1337510769. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Dunn, S. T. (1902). Thiselton-Dyer, William T. (ed.). Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants. Series 4. Vol. 28. London: Dulau & Co. p. 2743b. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16059 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Dorr, Laurence J.; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2021). "Indo-Asian Eriolaena expanded to include two Malagasy genera, and other generic realignments based on molecular phylogenetics of Dombeyoideae (Malvaceae)". Taxon. 70 (1): 119. doi:10.1002/tax.12370.