Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (203).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (95).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (86).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (206).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (94).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (80).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (83).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (81).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (93).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (202).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (96).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (87).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (84).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (88).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (90).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (204).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (85).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (78).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (77).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (201).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (207).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (79).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (82).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (89).JPG
Pterocephalodes hookeri, D. Boufford 44039--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (92).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Litang County)
30.181111, 99.978056
Location Remarks
Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Scattered in meadow-like areas. Involucre green; corolla white; anthers dark purple. Bassecoia hookeri (C.B. Clarke) V. Mayer & Ehrend. may be the best name for this plant.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Bassecoia
Specific Epithet
hookeri
Authorship
(C.B.Clarke) V.Mayer & Ehrend.
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
0.2
Global rank
#172,702 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
9%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
