Rosa transmorrisonensis Hayata belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rosa transmorrisonensis, Tseng Yu-Hsin 1325--Taiwan. Dayaling jct on Highway 7. 21 May 2016. DSC03612 (58).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa
Specific Epithet
transmorrisonensis
Authorship
Hayata
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 40.8
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.5
Global rank
#5,893 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Taiwan
24.180583, 121.310361
Location Remarks
Along Route 8 (Zhongbu Cross-Island Highway) close to junction with Route 14 and the south end of a tunnel. 2582 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Scandent branches descending from a steep roadside bank.
