Between Xiangcheng and Sandui near the village of Riyin, S of Wuming Shan. West facing slopes and seepages in mixed coniferous forest (Picea, Abies, Pinus). 3550-4000 m. elev.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang

Notes

On moist slope in clay soil above stream. Coppiced shrubs, 2-3 m tall; legumes immature, green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Specific Epithet

brachycarpa

Authorship

Wall. ex Benth.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 10.4

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#113,204 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Bauhinia faberi Oliv.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy