Saurauia tristyla DC. belongs to the Actinidiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Saurauia tristyla, D. Boufford 44115--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (126).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Actinidiaceae
Genus
Saurauia
Specific Epithet
tristyla
Authorship
DC.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#294,343 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian.
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Location Remarks
Wenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
In forest at base of slope at upper edge of flat area above stream. Tree, ca. 15 m tall, ca. 35 cm dbh; sepals green; petals white.
