Polyspora axillaris (Hong Kong) – eFlora of India

September 16, 2018
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Polyspora axillaris (Roxb.) Sweet, News Lit. Fashion 2: 205 1825. (syn: Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Ker-Gawl.; Gordonia anomala Spreng.; Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker) D. Dietr. (ambiguous synonym); Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker) Endl. (ambiguous synonym); Gordonia lessertii Szyszyl.; Gordonia shimadae Ohwi; Gordonia tagawae Ohwi; Lasianthus axillaris (Roxb.) Kuntze; Nabiasodendron axillare (Roxb.) Pit.; Polyspora axillaris var. tagawae (Ohwi) S.S. Ying; Polyspora lessertii Choisy; Polyspora shimadae (Ohwi) Ohwi; Polyspora tagawae (Ohwi) Ohzoi; Sasanqua ochroleuca Rafin.);

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China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Taiwan, Thailand (I), Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin), Sri Lanka (I), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

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SK1411 05 Sep 2018 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)- around 600 kb each.

Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Date: 12 August 2018

Elevation: 1300 ft.

Habit : Wild

This appears to be a Polyspora sp. (syn. Gordonia sp.). Family: Theaceae.

Thanks. Yes this should be Gordonia axillaris.

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SK1615 30 Nov 2018 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Date: 2 November 2018

Elevation: 1300 ft.

Habit : Wild

Camelia sp. ??

Camellia sp. ??

Yes, I think it is Camelia sp.

Polyspora axillaris

Native to HK

Also called fried egg plant. Look at the flower with some wild imagination and you will know why!!!

Thank you …! Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet

Thanks, … Yes, buds look like a fried egg.

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References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Endl.) Flora of China FOC illustration Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Life My Walk about Plants HK Plant Database

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