Piptanthus nepalensis, C. Davidson 13736--China. Yunnan. Zhongdian Xian. 9 Aug 2017. DSC03874 (347).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Piptanthus
Specific Epithet
nepalensis
Authorship
(Hook.) Sweet
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#257,203 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
China, Yunnan, Xianggelila Xian
27.605278, 99.885833
Location Remarks
Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian: Xiao Zhongdian. Tianbao Shan, east of Xiao Zhongdian. Narrow valley with cut over Abies-Picea-Larix forest on lower slopes and scree above on both sides of valley; with meadow-like areas near stream and on slope between scree. 3680-3840 m. elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Edge of forest. Shrub ca. 3 m tall; fruit pendulous, green with reddish tinge. (=Boufford 43968)
