Actaea brachycarpa (P.K.Hsiao) Compton belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 12047

June 7, 2012

Location

China, Anhui, HuangShan

30.151333, 118.167

Location Remarks

HuangShan (Yellow Mountain). Long trail of stone steps from Resort hotel to the city gate. 1382 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford

Notes

Flowering stems ca. 1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Actaea

Specific Epithet

brachycarpa

Authorship

(P.K.Hsiao) Compton

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#231,530 of 335,497

Top 70%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Cimicifuga brachycarpa P.K.Hsiao

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy