O.R. Melling, also known as G.V. Whelan, is an author of several fantasy novels. Melling's novels are aimed at both adults and young adults and contain stories mostly written around Irish and Celtic folklore, faeries in particular.
Voacangine is an alkaloid found predominantly in the rootbark of the Voacanga africana tree, as well as in other plants such as Tabernanthe iboga, Tabernaemontana africana, Trachelospermum jasminoides and Ervatamia yunnanensis. It is an iboga alkaloid which commonly serves as a precursor for the semi-synthesis of ibogaine. It has also been demonstrated in animals to have similar anti-addictive properties to ibogaine itself.
Nanorana yunnanensis is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in southwestern China, Vietnam, Myanmar, and likely in the intervening Laos. Its natural habitats are rocky streams in montane forests and grasslands, but it has also been found in ditches. It is threatened primarily by collection for human consumption, but also by habitat loss.
The Yunnan box turtle is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. It is believed to be endemic to Yunnan, China and was suspected to be extinct since the early 20th century; the last verified specimen was collected in 1940.
Malus yunnanensis is a species in the genus Malus, family Rosaceae, with the common name Yunnan crabapple. In Mandarin Chinese, it is called “滇池海棠”.
Apona caschmirensis is a moth of the family Eupterotidae first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in Nepal, Pakistan and India.
Vitis yunnanensis is a species of liana in the grape family native to the Chinese province of Yunnan. It is a forest dweller, found at various elevations between 500–1800 meters. In August it bears globular berries.
The Yunnan bush rat is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. It has just recently been released from synonymy with the Manipur bush rat, and so there is very little information about it. It was recognized as a separate species due to its much larger body size in comparison to the Manipur bush rat, relatively shorter tail, pure white underparts as opposed to gray, significantly shorter diastema, and shorter palate in relation to its skull. It is located only in Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China, where it known only from Tongbiguan Nature Reserve in Ruili City.
Apona is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.
Apha subdives is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
Apona frater is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in India.
Apona fuliginosa is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Kishida in 1993. It is found in Taiwan.
Apona ligustri is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Mell in 1929. It is found in China.
Apona mandarina is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Leech in 1898. It is found in central and western China.
Apona plumosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1872. It is found in India.
Apona ronaldi is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in China.
Apona shevaroyensis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1884. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Daphne papyracea is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is evergreen, and is found across Asia, from Pakistan through central Nepal to China. Generally it is found at elevations from 700 to 3,100 metres. Daphne laciniata from Yunnan has been treated as a separate species or as part of D. papyracea.
Sinonatrix yunnanensis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Thailand, the province Yunnan in China, and Burma. It is commonly known as the Yunnan water snake.
