Occurrence
EDGE • Endangered

65.0338

February 9, 2004

Greece

This occurrence of Chamaecyparis formosensis Matsum. (65.0338) was collected on February 9, 2004 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Chamaecyparis formosensis, 65.0338--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 10 Feb 04. 020.jpg

Chamaecyparis formosensis, 65.0338--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 10 Feb 04. 020.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Chamaecyparis

Specific Epithet

formosensis

Authorship

Matsum.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 5.1

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.5

Global rank

#163 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →