在湖南新宁舜皇山森林公园桫椤江景区的山谷里,沿溪3公里,成片分布着上千株香果树(Emmenopterys henryi),这是罕见的香果树群落。海拔1100米以下,因人类活动频繁,古木大树已不存在,依稀可见大树桩。但高5—10米的幼树随处可见;海拔1200米以上山谷,尚存有高20余米,胸径粗60厘米以上的原生型大树。这里的香果树与缺萼枫香、伯乐树、灯台树、海通、云山青刚、水青冈、长叶石栎、峨眉含笑、五角枫等组成常绿落叶阔叶混交林。 香果树是我国特有的单种属古老孑遗植物,属茜草科,别名神木、丁木、野茄瓜树。《中国珍稀濒危植物》将其列为稀有种,而林业部则将 In the valleys of the Qionglai River Scenic Spot in Sunning Shunhuang Forest Park in Hunan Province, there are thousands of fragrant fruit trees (Emmenopterys henryi) distributed in a piece along the river, which is a rare fragrant fruit tree community. Elevation below 1100 meters, due to frequent human activities, ancient trees no longer exist, faintly visible large tree stump. But 5-10 meters tall saplings can be seen everywhere; above 1200 meters above sea level, there are still more than 20 meters high, crude diameter of more than 60 centimeters thick tree. Here the fragrant fruit tree with the lack of sweet gum, Bole tree, lamp tree, sea pass, Yunshan green just, Fagus, long leaves Lithocarp, Emei smile, Pentagon Maple and other components of evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest. The fragrant fruit tree is a kind of ancient relict plant which is unique to our country, which belongs to Rubiaceae, alias Shenmu, Ding Mu, wild melon trees. “Rare and Endangered Plants in China” lists it as a rare species, while the Ministry of Forestry puts it