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  • Minjiang cyprus Cupressus chengiana, Eucommia ulmoides, Picea brachtyla (VU), L. mastersiana (VU), Tetracentron sinensis, katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum and the rare endemic relict one-leaved grass KIngdonia uniflora also occur here.

    Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009

  • These include a number of species that are internationally threatened: Picea brachtyla (VU), Larix mastersiana (VU), Pterostylax psilophylla (VU), Tsuga chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Pteroceltis tagarinowii, Euptelea pleiospermum, Dipteronia sinensis, Kingdonia uniflora and Magnolia officinalis.

    Huanglong National Scenic Area, China 2009

  • Over 50 relict monotypic genera have survived from the Mesozoic era, 20% of China's total, among them the dove tree Davidia involucrata, Katsura tree Cercidophyllum japonicum, Chinese money maple Dipteronia sinensis, dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides (CR), Chinese bretschneidera Bretschneidera sinensis (EN), gingko Gingko biloba (EN), Tetracentron sinensis and one-eyed grass Kingdonia uniflora. 50 genera are endemic to China (20% of its total) and 67 plant species are nationally protected.

    The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China 2009

  • Salt tolerant plants such as sea pink Armaria maritime, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritimus, Asplenium marinum and Grimmia maritima occur even inland.

    St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008

  • Kingdonia uniflora and Trillium tschonoskii (400 ha), a protected zone for Phoebe zhennan (20 ha), and a protected zone for natural landscapes (85 ha).

    Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, China 2008

  • Among the best-recognized plant species in the hotspot are the proteas, particularly the king protea (Protea cynaroides), which is South Africa's national flower, and the red disa (Disa uniflora).

    Biological diversity in the Cape Floristic Region 2008

  • There are also ancient relict species such as the Yunnan yew Taxus yunannensis, Taiwania flousiana, Magnolia rostrata, Nouelia insignis and Kingdonia uniflora among many others.

    Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, China 2008

  • Grasses vary from sparse to dense and include Leptochloa uniflora, Oplismenus hirtellus, Panicum heterostachyum, and Setaria homonyma.

    Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands 2008

  • At the edge of the beach one finds Gazania rigens uniflora, Arctotheca populifolia, and Heteroptilis suffrutiosa.

    KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic 2007

  • It was founded well nigh a century ago by Ruiz and Pavon on a species from Mexico, M.uniflora. which, so far as I know, is nearly if not quite unknown to present day cultivators.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Various

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