Brachytome hirtellata var. glabrescens, D. Boufford 44109--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (282).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. 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
In forest. Shrubs, 1.5-2 m tall; leaves opposite, except only one leaf opposite each inflorescence; calyx green; corolla white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Brachytome
Specific Epithet
hirtellata
Authorship
Hu
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
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
#296,911 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
