Rhoiptelea chiliantha Diels & Hand.-Mazz. belongs to the Juglandaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rhoiptelea chiliantha, Regalado 1809--Viet Nam. Trail to Siu Chai Commune. 5 May 2011. 306 (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Juglandaceae
Genus
Rhoiptelea
Specific Epithet
chiliantha
Authorship
Diels & Hand.-Mazz.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 50.2
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
4.8
Global rank
#3,498 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa (Sin Chai)
22.354167, 103.778889
Location Remarks
West of Sa Pa on "QL40." Trail to Hmong village. 1810 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 6 m.
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa
22.382222, 103.787778
Location Remarks
Ban Khoang Commune. Along road toward the commune 8 km from Sa Pa village. 1696 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Christopher Davidson, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 5 m, young fruits winged, pinkish.
