Combretum wallichii DC., Prodr. 3: 21 (1828) (syn: Combretum auriculatum C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu ; Combretum chinense Roxb. ; Combretum incertum Hand.-Mazz. ; Combretum linyenense Hand.-Mazz. ; Combretum purpurascens Hand.-Mazz. ; Combretum wallichii var. pubinerve C.Y.Wu ; Terminalia mairei H.Lév.);
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Nepal to S. Central China (to Guangxi) and N. Indo-China: China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam as per POWO;
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SK 3898 23 November 2023: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal
Date: 20 november 2023
Altitude: 1936m.
Habitat : Wild
Climber
Combretum wallichii DC. ??


Wow! I am delighted seeing field images of the very rare Combretum wallichii for the first time.


 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Flora Online  India Biodiversity Portal  a review of combretum wallichii dc. (combretaceae) by T. chakrabarty and A S Chauhan (pdf- 2004)

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