''Helicia shweliensis'' is a species of plant in the family
Proteaceae
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...
. It is
endemic to China, where it is confined to
Yunnan. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
The causes of habitat loss are attributed to a variety of factors, but the most prevalent factors include the destruction of forests in favor of constructing plantations for the production of cash crops.
References
shweliensis
Endemic flora of Yunnan
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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