D. Boufford 43983

Megacodon stylophorus (C.B.Clarke) Harry Sm.

August 10, 2017

China

This occurrence of Megacodon stylophorus (C.B.Clarke) Harry Sm. (D. Boufford 43983) was collected on August 10, 2017 in China. Flora of the World includes 23 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Megacodon stylophora, D. Boufford 43983--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (213).JPG

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Record Number

D. Boufford 43983

Collection Date

August 10, 2017 · China

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang

Remarks

On rocky-stony slopes around trees and boulders and in thickets. Herbs, coarse, 1-1.8 m tall; only one flower remaining, pale creamy yellow outside, spotted inside; fruit immature, green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Genus

Megacodon

Specific Epithet

stylophorus

Authorship

(C.B.Clarke) Harry Sm.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#234,921 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →