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
NELUMBOACEAE
NELUMBO
Nelumbo nucifera
BERBERIDACAE
BERBERIS
Berberis dictyophylla
Berberis davidii ?
OXYGRAPHIS
Oxygraphis glacialis
ADONIS
Adonis davidii
ANEMONE
Anenome obtusiloba
Anenome demissa
Anenome prattii
Anenome rupestris
Anenome rupicola
Anenome trullifolia
THALICTRUM
Thalictrum alpinum
Thalictrum delavayi
Thalictrum yunnanense
CALTHA
Caltha scaposa
Caltha palustris
TROLLIUS
Trolius ranunculoides
PARAQUILEGIA
Paraquilegia microphylia
AQUILEGIA
Aquilegia rockii
PAEONIACEAE
PAEONIA
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi subsp. lutea
PAPAVERACEAE
MECONOPSIS
Meconopsis forrestii
Meconopsis prattii
Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia
Meconopsis integrifolia
FUMARIACEAE
CORYDALIS
Corydalis hamata
Corydalis pachypoda
Corydalis cheilanthifolia
Corydalis atuntsuensis
Corydalis pachycentra
Corydalis kokiana
Corydalis linarioides
QUERCUS
Quercus aquifolioides
Quercus (dentata above aquifolioides below)
Quercus sp.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
ARENARIA
Arenaria polytrichoides
SILENE
Silene davidii
POLGONACEAE
BISTORTA
Bistorta Sp.
RHEUM
Rheum alexandrae
Rheum acuminatum
Rheum sp.
OXYRIA
Oxyria sinensis
TILACEAE
TILIA
Tilia chinensis
CANNABACEAE
CANNABIS
Canabis sativa
LORANTHACEAE
TAXILLUS
Taxillus delavayi
VIOLACEAE
VIOLA
Viola biflora
Viola rockiana probably
TAMARICACEAE
MYRICARIA
Myricaria squamosa
SALICACEAE
SALIX
Salix sp.
Salix sp.
CRUCIFERAE
CARDAMINE
Cardamine griffithii
Cardamine purpurascens
SOLMS_LAUBACHIA
Solms-laubachia eurycarpa
Solms-laubachia zhongdianensis
