Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Lyonia
Specific Epithet
ovalifolia
Authorship
(Wall.) Drude
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#185,697 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
China, Anhui, HuangShan (Xiuning)
29.808722, 118.031306
Location Remarks
Qiyun Shan National Geological Park. QiyunShan Ecological and Cultural Tourism Zone. QiyunShan Village. The trail leads to this small village through a huge rock outcrop. 467 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Shrub 2 m.