Halenia elliptica, not collected--China. Yunnan. Zhongdian Xian. 9 Aug 2017. DSC03874 (161).JPG
Native to Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang (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 places and seepages in forest. Flowers purple. Vouchered with Boufford 43312 collected NW of Napa Hai and near the Zhongdian (Xianggelila) Alpine Botanical Garden along highway G214.on 30 Aug 2013.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Halenia
Specific Epithet
elliptica
Authorship
D.Don
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#203,946 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
8%
