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
