Cryptocarya chinensis (Hance) Hemsl. belongs to the Lauraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Cryptocarya chinensis, D. Boufford 44164--China. Yunnan. Bu Long Net. Res. on XK15. DSC03104 (124).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Cryptocarya
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
(Hance) Hemsl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#127,897 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
China, Yunnan, Menghai Xian.
21.578611, 100.333333
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; west of Bulongshan-Xiang along the Nanmei-he (Nanmei River) on county road K15. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest (appears uncut) with diverse mixture of trees, many more than 30 m tall, and tree ferns; trees with many epiphytes (mostly pteridophytes) and lianas and climbing Araceae. 1120-1130 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
At edge of forest on slope above stream and beside road. Tree ca. 30 m tall; most leaves on flowering shoots damaged by insects; flowers yellow.
