Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Tseng Yu-Hsin 1326

May 21, 2016

Location

Taiwan

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

rubropilosum

Authorship

Hayata

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#321,290 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

18%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →