Japonolirion osense Nakai belongs to the Petrosaviaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Japanolirion osense--Japan. Hokkaido. Teshio Exptl. For. 3 Aug 2016. DSC00757 (18).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Petrosaviales
Family
Petrosaviaceae
Genus
Japonolirion
Specific Epithet
osense
Authorship
Nakai
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 98.3
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
11.2
Global rank
#467 of 335,497
Top 1,000 globally
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido (Soya Subprefecture)
44.976333, 142.126194
Location Remarks
Teshio Experimental Forest. Highway 583 to Highway 785, east om 785 c. 1.75 km to a road heading northeast; to the end of this road, then trail along Penke-Rupeshipe River c. 2 km. 142 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Foot of fairly steep north slope weep zone, but with a dynamic creep, changing over time. This population is under long-term monitoring.
