Disporum calcaratum – eFlora of India

May 12, 2016
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Disporum calcaratum D.Don, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 45 1839. (syn: Disporum calcaratum var. hamiltonianum (D. Don) Baker; Disporum hamiltonianum D.Don; Disporum jiangchengense Y.Y.Qian; Disporum latipetalum Collett & Hemsl.; Disporum pedunculatum H.Li & J.L.Huang; Disporum wallichii D.Don; Uvularia betua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don [Invalid]; Uvularia calcarata Wall. [Invalid]; Uvularia hamiltoniana Wall. [Invalid]);

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Nepal to China (S. Yunnan) (as per WCSP)

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This species is distributed throughout China, Indo-China and the Indian Subcontinent.

Native: Bhutan; China (Yunnan); India; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam

Mostly found on upper deciduous or evergreen forest on limestone hills. Often associated with pine, oak and dipterocarp.

Citation:

Thacker, H. 2013. Disporum calcaratum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T44392222A44399067. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44392222A44399067.en. Downloaded on 12 May 2016.

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SK1098 22 APR-2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9)

Location: Godawari, Nepal

Date: 18 April 2018

Altitude: 5000 ft.

Habit: Wild
Disporum cantoniense (Lour.) Merr.??

I find it closer to Disporum calcaratum D.Don rather than Disporum cantoniense (Lour.) Merr. as per images herein.

Maybe if the spurs elongate I would agree that it is D. calcaratum. It is definitely not D. cantoniense. Is the plant evergreen?

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References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI e-monocot Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal JSTOR (Type Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal (Observation) IUCN Red List (LC)

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