Davidson, C 11976
This occurrence of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. (Davidson, C 11976) was collected on May 31, 2012 in China. Flora of the World includes 27 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Cunninghamia lanceolata, Davidson, C 11976--China. Zhejiang Prov. Tian Mu Shan. 1 Jun 2012. DSC01264 (141).JPG
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Cunninghamia
Specific Epithet
lanceolata
Authorship
(Lamb.) Hook.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 49.7
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.6
Global rank
#151 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 6 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →