Plant Diversity ›› 2002, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (04): 1-3.

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Notes on Dipterocarpaceae of China

LI Xi-Wen,LI Jie Peter Ashton   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Online:2002-08-25 Published:2002-08-25

Abstract: Dipterocarpaceae s.l.is a pantropical family.Twelve species in China,one of which is introduced,in five genera are distributed in Yunnan,Guangxi,Hainan and Xizang.The northern boundary of the family lies in Himachal State in India where Shorea robusta reaches nearly 31 degrees north.

Key words: Dipterocarpaceae