Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (572).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (554).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (562).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (577).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (578).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (560).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (556).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (576).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (580).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (561).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (569).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (570).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (553).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (564).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (566).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (557).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (575).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (579).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (558).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (567).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (563).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (574).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (565).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (571).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (555).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (559).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (573).JPG
Gnetum catasphaericum, D. Boufford 44101--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (568).JPG
Native to China South-Central, China Southeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian. (Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Malipo County)
22.942222, 104.594444
Location Remarks
Wenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
On trees and other vegetation. Vine, twining, ca. 5 m long; strobili green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Gnetales
Family
Gnetaceae
Genus
Gnetum
Specific Epithet
catasphaericum
Authorship
H.Shao
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Not evaluated
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#401 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 2 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →