Castanea mollissima Blume belongs to the Fagaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Castanea
Specific Epithet
mollissima
Authorship
Blume
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#169,706 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou (Lin'an)
30.323917, 119.448611
Location Remarks
TianMu Shan National Nature Reserve. West TianMuShan. ZhaoXiXiang, NingAn City. Roadside and trail through deciduous forest just north of Fu Yu Resort. 379 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Tree 6 m.