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Wildlife of Yunnan - Page Three - 2012

Yunnan     May 26th to June 12th  2012

 

Yunnan lies in the south-west of China and borders Vietnam, Laos, Burma and Tibet.  We visited the north-western part of Yunnan province which is Tibetan and was once part of the ancient Tibetian province of Kham.  This dramatic area has three rivers - the Yangtse, the Mekong and the Salween - emerge from the heart of Tibet and cut their way through 6000m mountains on their way to the sea.

This Naturetrek trip to Yunnan was titled 'A Plant-hunters Paradise'.  It was in the early 20th century that the intrepid plant hunters Ernest Wilson, George Forrest and Frank Kingdon-Ward found many of our classic garden plants which adorn our gardens and parks to-day.

Here are my photographs of the wildlife we saw.  As our aim was to concentrate on plant life I have started with them and added at the end 'Other Wildlife'.

 

Details and photographs taken on the route may be seen by clicking HERE

I have tried as a general rule to follow the order found in 'A Guide to the Flowers of Western China' by Grey-Wilson and Cribb.

 

This is Page One    - Nelumboaceae to Solms-laubachia

            Page Two    - Ericacae to Saxifraga

            Page Three - Legumnosae to Rubiaceae

            Page Four   - Caprifoliaceae - Oreorchis

Plants of South West China    Part Three

LEGUMINOSAE

ALBIZIA

Albizia julibrissin

CARAGANA

Caragana franchetiana

 

Caragana jubata

  

INDIGOFERA

Indigofera pendula

PIPTANTHUS

Piptanthus nepalensis

ASTRAGALUS

Astragalus acaulis

Astragalus yunnanensis

GLYCYRRHIZA

Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis

  

HEDYSARUM

Hedysarum sikkimense

  

THERMOPSIS

Thermopsis smithiana

Thermopsis barbata

TIBETIA

Tibetia coelestis

VICIA

Vicia nummula

Vicia sp. probably

THYMELAEACEAE

DAPHNE

Daphne calciola

Daphne tangutica

Daphne retusa

WIKSTROEMIA

Wikstroemia scytophylla probably

STELLERA

Stellera chamaejasme

CORNACEAE

SWIDA

Swida hemsley

BENTHAMIDA

Benthamidia capitata

ELAEAGNACEAE

HIPPOPHAE

Hippophae salicifolia

CELASTRACEAE

EUONYMUS

Euonymus sanguineus

AQUIFOLIACEAE

ILEX

Ilex sp. possibly pernyi

EUPHORBIACEAE

EUPHORBIA

Euphorbia jolkinii

Euphorbia sp.

RHAMNACEAE

BERCHEMIA

Berchemia yunnanensis

ANACARDIACEAE

PISTACIA

Pistacia weinmannifolia.

CORIARIACEAE

CORIARIA

Coriaria nepalensis

LINACEAE

LINUM

Linum perenne

UMBELLIFERAE

Sanicula hacquetioides

GENTIANACEAE

GENTIANA

Gentiana sp.

Gentiana tibetica

Gentiana chungtienensis

VERATRILLA

Veratrilla baillonii

ASCLEPIADACEAE

VINCETOXICUM

Vincetoxicum forrestii

OLEACEAE

SYRINGA

Syringa yunnanensis

SOLANACEA

MANDRAGORA

Mandagora caulescens

BORAGINACEAE

CYNOGLOSSUM

Cynoglossum triste

Cynoglossum amabile

LABIATAE

DRACOCEPHALUM

Dracocephalum purdomii probably

MARMORITIS

Marmoritis complanata

LAMIOPHLOMIS

Lamiophlomis rotata

SALVIA

Salvia sp. possibly aerea

Salvia przewalskii var alba

SCROPHULARIACEAE

VERBASCUM

Verbascum thrapsus

LANCEA

Lancea tibetica

 

LAGOTIS

Lagotis yunnanensis

PEDICULARIS

Pedicularis oederi probably

Pedicularis siphonantha

Pediculatus sigmoidea

Pedicularis sp.

GESNERIACEAE

CORALLODISCUS

Corallodiscus lanuginosus

BIGNONIACEAE

INCARVILLEA

Incarvillea arguta

Incarvillea mairei

Incarvillea compacta

Incarvillea zhongdianensis

RUBIACEAE

LEPTODERMIS

Leptodermis forrestii