Quercus guyavifolia, D. Boufford 44070--China. Sichuan. Wa Ze Town E of Xin du Qiao. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07307 (72).JPG
Endemic to China South-Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Jiulong Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiulong County)
29.153056, 101.406944
Location Remarks
Tanggu Xiang. NW of the city of Jiulong. Wuxu Hai (Wuxu Lake). Abies, Picea, Quercus forest with Rhododendron understory and open grazed dry and boggy meadows. 3700-4175 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On moist slope with Picea. Shrub (c. 1.5 m) or dwarf tree, ca. 1.5 m tall; leaves abaxially rust colored.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Quercus
Specific Epithet
guyavifolia
Authorship
H.Lév.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
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
#251,075 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
5%
