Euptelea pleiosperma, Boufford, D 43587--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (151).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Mao, Mao County)
31.716667, 103.921944
Location Remarks
Mao Xian. NE of the city of Maoxian and E of Tudiling Tunnel on provincial road S302, between Maoxiangping and Zhongxin Cun. Pinus armandii plantation, cleared area for fruit tree cultivation and remnant deciduous forest and intermixed thickets on slopes. Aruncus abundant in forested areas. 1770 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
On steep, dry slope in clay soil. Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall; flowers green, purplish at apex.
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
Edge of river in thickets. Tree ca. 5 m tall; fruit reddish.
Location
United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
37.87544, -122.238724
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Eupteleaceae
Genus
Euptelea
Specific Epithet
pleiosperma
Authorship
Hook.fil. & Thomson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 28.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.5
Global rank
#10,113 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
9%
