Cercidiphyllum japonicum Siebold & Zucc. belongs to the Cercidiphyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum v. sinense, 93.0206--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 19 Sep 03. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Cercidiphyllaceae
Genus
Cercidiphyllum
Specific Epithet
japonicum
Authorship
Siebold & Zucc.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#138,247 of 335,497
Top 42%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
At edge of river at base of slope. Tree ca. 20 m tall; pairs of leaves tending to be folded back against each other so that developing follicles are held erect.
Location
United States, Pennsylvania (Longwood Gardens)
Location Remarks
1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square , PA 19348. (See website for detailed directions)
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Ada (Private garden on Warm Springs Ave.)
Location Remarks
Boise
Collectors
No collectors specified
