Gentiana crassicaulis Duthie ex Burkill belongs to the Gentianaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Gentiana crassicaulis, D. Boufford 44078--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (155).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Gentiana
Specific Epithet
crassicaulis
Authorship
Duthie ex Burkill
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#197,071 of 335,497
Top 59%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
China, Sichuan, Jiulong Xian.
29.153056, 101.406944
Location Remarks
Tanggu Xiang. NW of the city of Jiulong. Wuxu Hai (Wuxu Lake). Abies, Picea, Quercus forest with Rhododendron understory and open grazed dry and boggy meadows. 3700-4175 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
In moist places in meadow. Rosette perennial with side branches (i.e., lateral stems several from common base); flowers in dense heads, heavily visited by bumblebees, which visit both open and partially open flowers.
