Broussonetia papyrifera, Davidson, C 12019--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (140).JPG
Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam; introduced into 73 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
China, Anhui, HuangShan (Xiuning)
29.808722, 118.031306
Location Remarks
Qiyun Shan National Geological Park. QiyunShan Ecological and Cultural Tourism Zone. QiyunShan Village. The trail leads to this small village through a huge rock outcrop. 467 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Tree 3.5 m.
Location
United States, California, Sonoma (Quarryhill Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
12841 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Broussonetia
Specific Epithet
papyrifera
Authorship
(L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#103,320 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
6%
