Trillium tschonoskii, Boufford, D 43681--China. Sichuan. LuJing Valley. XiHe Stream. 13 May 2014. DSC06236 (31).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Myanmar, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences 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
Moist, dark soil on boulder strewn slope in forest. Sepals green; ovary white. Only a single individual with two stems seen.
Location
China, Sichuan, Leshan (Emeishan, Emeishan City)
29.530833, 103.329167
Location Remarks
EmeiShan. from JieYin Dian Temple to TaiZiPing. 2790 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Trillium
Specific Epithet
tschonoskii
Authorship
Maxim.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#26,892 of 335,497
Top 9%
Extinction probability
49%
