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PlantsRe-introduction of Manglietia longipedunculata,an endemic and critically endangered speciesin ChinaLate Zeng Qingwen 1 , Wen Xiangying 2 & Zhong Wenchao 31 - Professor, Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and SustainableUtilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510650, PR China zengqw@scib.ac.cn2 - Senior Engineer, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510650, PR China xiangyingwen@mail.scbg.ac.cn3 - Research Assistant, Management Office of Nankunshan Provincial NatureReserve of Guangdong, Huizhou 516876, PR China 645067502@qq.comIntroductionManglietia longipedunculata Q. W. Zeng & Law, a species of the genus Manglietia(Magnoliaceae), is only distributed in evergreen broad-leaved forest at altitudes700 - 800 m in Mt. Nankunshan, Longmen County, Guangdong Province, China.Only one sprouting tree was found when this new species was published in 2004(Zeng & Law, 2004). Since 2007, M. longipedunculata(DD) was listed in The RedList of Magnoliaceae(Cicuzza et al., 2007), butthere is no sufficient dataabout the populationnumbers, population size,the ecological andbiological characteristics.Funded by the BotanicGardens ConservationInternational (BGCI) in2008, the fieldinvestigation andpollination biologicalexperiments of M.longipedunculata duringthe flowering and fruitingtime has been carried outby South China BotanicalGarden to evaluate itsconservation status andput forward the efficientconservation strategies.Bamboo scaffolding for artificial pollination ofM. longipedunculata © Q. W. Zeng241