Kingdonia uniflora, Voucher, A 1000--China. Sichuan. Emei Shan. 16 May 2014. DSC06936 (70).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Leshan (Emeishan)
29.530833, 103.329167
Location Remarks
EmeiShan. from JieYin Dian Temple to TaiZiPing. 2790 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Notes
Open, deciduous woods; by stone trail to the temple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Circaeasteraceae
Genus
Kingdonia
Specific Epithet
uniflora
Authorship
Balf.fil. & W.W.Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 60.5
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
7.2
Global rank
#1,530 of 335,497
Top 0.5%
Extinction probability
12%
