Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (188).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (185).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (180).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (186).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (177).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (181).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (187).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (183).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (189).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (182).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (178).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (176).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (179).JPG
Abelia macrotera, Boufford, D 43692--China. Sichuan. LongDongZhen on Rd. to LeiYuan Shan. 13 May 2014. DSC05860 (184).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing, Baoxing County)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
Thickets. Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall; corolla purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Abelia
Specific Epithet
macrotera
Authorship
(Graebn. & Buchw.) Rehder
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 11.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#31,064 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
11%
