Boufford, D 43723

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc.

May 13, 2014

China

This occurrence of Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc. (Boufford, D 43723) was collected on May 13, 2014 in China. Flora of the World includes 18 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Boufford, D 43723--China. Sichuan. GuoBaiAn to YangLiuPing. 14 May 2014. DSC06781 (70).JPG

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Record Number

Boufford, D 43723

Collection Date

May 13, 2014 · China

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao

Remarks

At edge of river at base of slope. Tree ca. 20 m tall; pairs of leaves tending to be folded back against each other so that developing follicles are held erect.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Cercidiphyllaceae

Genus

Cercidiphyllum

Specific Epithet

japonicum

Authorship

Siebold & Zucc.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.4

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#138,247 of 335,497

Top 42%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →