巴东木莲(Manglietia patungensis)是我国特有珍贵树种,1934年由胡先骕先生命名发表。它的故乡在湖北省巴东县。1987年5月中旬,我们和巴东县林业局的同志一起考查,了解到现存的巴东木莲数量减少到已屈指可数的数量。在一位农民的家门口看到了一株,树主人告诉我们:“原来这里并排长着两株,前些年砍掉一株做家俱了,这株正对着门,树四季常青,每年5月开花,花大、洁白,又很香,所以舍 Manglietia patungensis is endemic to China and was published in 1934 by Mr. Hu Xianpang. Its hometown is in Badong County, Hubei Province. In mid-May 1987, we examined with our comrades from Badong County Forestry Bureau and learned that the existing population of P. polygalae in Padang has been reduced to a very small number. Saw a tree in front of a farmer’s house, and the tree owner told us: "It turned out that there were two plants side by side. In the previous years, one was cut off and made of furniture. This tree was facing the door and the trees were evergreen. Every year May flowering, flowers, white, very fragrant, so homes