0500800307031
This occurrence of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (0500800307031) was collected on April 23, 2007 in China. Flora of the World includes 12 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Platycladus orientalis, 0500800307031--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. 24 Apr 07. 048.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Platycladus
Specific Epithet
orientalis
Authorship
(L.) Franco
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
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 →