D. Boufford 44101
This occurrence of Gnetum catasphaericum H.Shao (D. Boufford 44101) was collected on April 30, 2018 in China. Flora of the World includes 28 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Gnetales
Family
Gnetaceae
Genus
Gnetum
Specific Epithet
catasphaericum
Authorship
H.Shao
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Not evaluated
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#401 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 2 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →