Asimitellaria formosana (Hayata) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Asimitellaria
Specific Epithet
formosana
Authorship
(Hayata) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#102,520 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
17%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Taiwan, Yilan County, Datong Township
24.395056, 121.362250
Location Remarks
Route 7 (Biebu Cross-island Highway) c. 16 km southwest of Sqoyaw Village. 1889 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herb in mossy seepage; steep roadside bank.