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Ormosia howii

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 4, 2025
Entity authorityQ1861429 ↗
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Ormosia howii, the Hainan ormosia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae native to southern China. It was initially found on Diaoluo Shan, Hainan Island in 1954 and then in Yangchun, Guangdong in 1957, both times in extremely small populations. The species is now apparently extinct. It was a small tree, 10 metres (33 ft) high, growing in open forests on mountain slopes.

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The public source identifies “Ormosia howii” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ormosia, howii and species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1954, 1957—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ormosia, howii and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Ormosia howii” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.