Rhododendron rubripilosum, Tseng Yu-Hsin 1326--Taiwan. Dayaling intersection on Highway 7. 20 May 2016. DSC03612 (72).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Taiwan, Hualien County (Xiulin, Fushi)
24.180583, 121.310361
Location Remarks
Along Route 8 (Zhongbu Cross-Island Highway) close to junction with Route 14 and the south end of a tunnel. 2582 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Branches descending from a steep roadside bank.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
rubropilosum
Authorship
Hayata
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#321,290 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
18%
