Ormosia howii Merr. & Chun ex H.Y.Chen (1943:112)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
This taxon is a heterotypic synonym of O. semicastrata according to (Niu et al., 2023; POWO, 2024).
Conservation Status
Missing (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024) or Extinct (WCMC, 1998b; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022) or possibly Rediscovered (fide Mounce et al., 2018; Humphreys et al., 2019; cf. Abeli et al., 2022b) or Invalid (synonym of O. semicastrata) (Niu et al., 2023; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1957 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Dialuo Mt Forest Region, Hainan Island & Yangchun County, Guangdong, both China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Merrill, E. D. and Chen, L. (1943). The Chinese and Indo-Chinese Species of Ormosia. Sargentia 3: 77-117. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.315950
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