Machilus zuihoensis Hayata belongs to the Lauraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Machilus
Specific Epithet
zuihoensis
Authorship
Hayata
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#321,331 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Taiwan, Nantou County, Lugu Township
23.669361, 120.803833
Location Remarks
Xitou Nature Education Area (termination of Road 151). Giant Tree Logging Trail/Bird Watching Trail. 1381 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Kuo Wen-Hsi, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 20 m. On a steep slope.