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Occurrence

Davidson, C 12025

Near Threatened

June 7, 2012

China

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (280).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (280).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (270).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (270).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (277).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (277).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (278).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (278).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (271).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (271).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (279).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (279).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (275).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (275).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (272).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (272).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (274).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (274).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (276).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (276).JPG

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Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (273).JPG

Platycladus orientalis, Davidson, C 12025--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (273).JPG

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This occurrence of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (Davidson, C 12025) was collected on June 7, 2012 in China. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Platycladus

Specific Epithet

orientalis

Authorship

(L.) Franco

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 19.5

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.4

Global rank

#165 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 19 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →