Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Japan, Chubu, Aichi
35.039167, 137.185
Location Remarks
Foresta Hills. Address: 1-1, Ipponmatsu, Iwakura-cho, Toyota-shi. 10 minutes drive from Head office of Toyota Motor Corporation Ltd., but there is also access from the Isewangan Expressway, Tokai-Kanjo Expressway, and Tomei Expressway
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Canada, British Columbia (University of British Columbia Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Clethra
Specific Epithet
barbinervis
Authorship
Siebold & Zucc.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,918 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
6%