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Loropetalum subcordatum is a rare species， endemic to China. , which has been listed as the second rank of the national protected species in China. It is only confinedrecorded in to Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Wuguishan, Zhongshan City of Guangdong Province is one of the major locations for Loropetalum subcordatum. In the secondary forest community with the population of Loropetalum subcordatum of Wuguishan, fThe population structure and the community characteristics of Wuguishan’s population of Loropetalum subcordatum were studied, which aims to provide the scientific information for its conservation and utilization. Five plots with the area of 400 m2 were set upestablished in the secondary forest community with the population of Loropetalum subcordatum on Wuguishan, Zhongshan. In each plot, the name and size of the tree individuals withthe trees with the diameter at the breast height (dbh) greater than 2.5 cm were measured and recorded. The size and number of all the individuals of Loropetalum subcordatum were recorded with contiguous grid quadrate method. The results showed that the forest community was dominated by Acronychia pedunculata and Sinosideroxylon wightianum, as well as Loropetalum subcordatum. In each plot of 400 m2，The species richness of tree layer varied between 2.10 and 4.08, Shrub layer between 5.81 and 8.37；The species diversity (Shannon-Wiener index of tree layer were between 1.42 and 2.51, Shrub layer between 2.78 and 3.89；The species evenness of tree layer were between 0.59 and 0.84, Shrub layer between 0.81 and0.92. The result revealed that the natural population of Loropetalum subcordatum of Wuguishan was small and dominated by the small individuals with multitrunks. there were only very few seedlings and saplings. The blooming period was long, but the set fruit rate was low. It is urgently required for the conservation and utilization of this rare species by further studying its pollination ecology, 美高梅 diversity, and propagation techniques.
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