Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (138).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (143).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (145).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (136).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (129).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (131).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (130).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (142).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (135).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (140).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (144).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (134).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (133).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (141).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (137).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (132).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (139).JPG
Berchemia, Boufford, D 43634--China. Sichuan. LiXian. MiYaLuo. 9 May 2014. DSC04513 (146).JPG
Native to Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Heishui, Heishui County)
32.103056, 102.811111
Location Remarks
Heishui Xian. W of the city of Heishui on provincial road S302 near Shashiduo Xiang. Along stream at base of mixed forest of Acer (3 species), Betula, Abies, Picea, Sorbus, Salix, Taxus, with Hippophaë immediately along stream and mixed shrub understory and rich herb layer; soil dark and moist. 2675 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
In thickets. Twining vine on shrubs and trees, ca. 3 m long; fruit immature, green or purplish tinged.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Berchemia
Specific Epithet
floribunda
Authorship
Wall. ex Brongn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#263,928 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
6%
