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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: hanninkj on December 23, 2012, 10:39:20 PM

Title: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: hanninkj on December 23, 2012, 10:39:20 PM: I have found this plant in Yunnan but I do not know the name.

Ton
Plant 1
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China- plant 1
Post by: bulborum on December 23, 2012, 10:56:35 PM: My first thought when I saw the flower (probably wrong) was calceolaria

Roland
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China- plant 1
Post by: Maggi Young on December 23, 2012, 11:17:54 PM: I don't think there are any Calceolaria in China, Roland.
A Mimulus, I reckon. Marvelous hairy calyx, anyway

This from the flora may help:
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/pdf/PDF18/mimulus.pdf (http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/pdf/PDF18/mimulus.pdf)
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China- plant 1
Post by: Gerhard Raschun on December 24, 2012, 02:33:16 PM: probably Salvia spp. ?
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2012, 03:20:18 PM: Quote from: Gerhard Raschun on December 24, 2012, 02:33:16 PM
probably Salvia spp. ?
Oh.... yes, of course it may be.... I feel guilty that I never think of Salvia - I don't grow any either! :-[
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China - plant 1
Post by: dscherberich on December 25, 2012, 09:15:55 AM: That's a very nice Salvia, the color is stunning! Is it the picture or the flowers look very large?
Where in Yunnan did you see it?
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China- plant 1
Post by: hanninkj on December 25, 2012, 08:20:57 PM: The plant was only about 50 cm. I have found the plant in Lijiang at Gang Ho Ba.
We found more plants which I cannot determine.

Yes it can be salvia flava. I have found more information.

Thank you.

Ton
Title: Re: Plant from Yunnan China- plant 1
Post by: dscherberich on December 27, 2012, 10:17:22 AM: It's an interesting plant, but I don't think that this is Salvia flava. There is a key in the Flora of China but it is difficult to identify without more details:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129087 (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129087)
Please post the other plants, it would be very interesting to see.

With best regards

David
Title: An other plant from China(Yunnan) plant 2
Post by: hanninkj on December 28, 2012, 08:45:54 PM: I have found this plant in the same area. What can it be?
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plant 2
Title: Re: An other plant from China(Yunnan) 2
Post by: dscherberich on December 28, 2012, 11:49:55 PM: Dear Ton, this is Veronica piroliformis.
Title: Re: An other plant from China(Yunnan) 2
Post by: TheOnionMan on December 29, 2012, 12:31:21 AM: Wow, that's such a cool species. I'm assuming the name refers to a likeness to Pyrola.

Here are a couple photo links I found on this charming and unique Veronica:
http://www.nature-museum.net/Data/2009/200910/20091029/Normal/d26bc558-7180-4fbf-979b-ce0fbfbb54eb.jpg (http://www.nature-museum.net/Data/2009/200910/20091029/Normal/d26bc558-7180-4fbf-979b-ce0fbfbb54eb.jpg)
http://www.nature-museum.net/Data/2009/200910/20091029/Normal/7b80f088-ffe6-453f-ab9b-0fb773e9758f.jpg (http://www.nature-museum.net/Data/2009/200910/20091029/Normal/7b80f088-ffe6-453f-ab9b-0fb773e9758f.jpg)

In this photo, one can really see the Pyrola mimicry
http://gardenbreizh.org/photos/karlostachys/photo-381339.html (http://gardenbreizh.org/photos/karlostachys/photo-381339.html)
Title: Re: An other plant from China(Yunnan)
Post by: hanninkj on December 29, 2012, 12:30:44 PM: Thank you.

I have still more unnamed plants.

Ton
Title: The name of this plant from Yunnan China- plant 3
Post by: hanninkj on December 29, 2012, 08:53:25 PM: Here is an other plant I do not know. Any idea?
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Title: Re: The name of this plant from Yunnan China
Post by: Lori S. on December 29, 2012, 09:09:07 PM: Looks to me like an Ajuga, not sure which species.
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2012, 09:13:16 PM: Ton, I am putting your unidentified plants together in one thread and I have numbered the different plants and answers :)

Good luck with your questions.
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: hanninkj on December 29, 2012, 09:25:47 PM: Thank you for taking together. I am busy with all the pictures from Yunnan and i cannot find the name of some plants and posting here gives a lot of information.

I have found Ajuga forrestii.

Ton
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: hanninkj on December 31, 2012, 05:26:18 PM: In The Stone Forrest (Yunnan) I found this climber but it is not C. Armandii. In the same location there was also a member of the vitalba group and the rare Clematis leschenaultiana without flowers.
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Ton
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: hanninkj on January 16, 2013, 08:01:02 PM: Again a plant from Yunnan. Who knows the name.
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Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: Afloden on January 16, 2013, 08:42:37 PM: 1572 is Triosteum himalayanum, or so I would say based on those flowers. The leaves are opposite and soft pubescent.

Might the Clematis be smilacifolia?
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: hanninkj on January 16, 2013, 08:56:38 PM: Thank you.
Sure it is no Clematis smilacifolia because I had this species.

Ton
Title: Re: Plants from Yunnan China for identification
Post by: mickeymuc on January 21, 2013, 03:28:35 PM: To me the plant on the first photo of this thread looks like Mimulus,of which several species occur in China.
Looks very nice that one!