Ternstroemia gymnanthera Bedd.

PLANTS OF GUIZHOU, CHINA	7	,
Theaceae
Temstroemia gymnanthera (Wight & Arn.) Sprague
Songtao Xian, vicinity of Lengjiaba in the vicinity of
the confluence of the Xiaohe and Dahe rivers, NE side
of the Fanjing Shan mountain range.
Elevation 820-1120 m
Tree ca. 5 m tall on forested slope near river.
Pedicels, bracts, sepals and capsules pink. Capsules
being broken open by birds and the seeds eaten.
Sino-American Guizhou Botanical Expedition no. 1979
5-9 October 1986
Participants: B. Bartholomew, D. E. Boufford, Q. H. Chen
S. Z. Fang, J. G. Qi, S. A Spongberg, Z. H. Tsi, Y, L. Tu
P. S. Wang, Y. H. Xiang and T. S. Ying
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