Occurrence

Davidson, C 11686

EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened

March 31, 2010

United States

Simmondsia chinensis, C. Davidson 11686--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010 402 (3).jpg

Simmondsia chinensis, C. Davidson 11686--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010 402 (3).jpg

This occurrence of Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K.Schneid. (Davidson, C 11686) was collected on March 31, 2010 in United States. Flora of the World includes 16 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Simmondsiaceae

Genus

Simmondsia

Specific Epithet

chinensis

Authorship

(Link) C.K.Schneid.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 100.9

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

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Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

9.8

Global rank

#629 of 335,497

Top 1,000 globally

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →