Endemic to China South-Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Xianggelila Xian (Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Shangri-La City)
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
Open, moist area. (= Boufford 35413).
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Tibetia
Specific Epithet
yunnanensis
Authorship
(Franch.) H.P.Tsui
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#109,753 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
24%