Nyssa yunnanensis
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Nyssaceae |
| Genus: | Nyssa |
| Species: | N. yunnanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyssa yunnanensis W.C. Yin | |
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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
- Sun, W. (1998). "Nyssa yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32431A9706439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32431A9706439.en.
- 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).
- Haining Qin & Chamlong Phengklai. "Nyssa yunnanensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
Further reading
- B, Sun (2007). "A revised description of Nyssa yunnanensis (Nyssaceae)". Acta Botanica Yunnanica. p. 173.
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