Picrasma chinensis, D. Boufford 44171--China. Yunnan. Meng Lun to Meng Tang on G213. 7 May 2018. DSC03328 (504).JPG
Native to China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong.
21.970833, 101.195
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; NW of Menglun-zhen between Menglun-zhen and Jingzu-Xiang on route G213 along a tributary of the Nanban Jiang (Nanban River). Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Fagaceae and Lauraceae common on steep, unaltered slopes, also Duabanga common along main stream; most of forest on accessible slopes converted to rubber plantations. 830-920 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
At edge of forest, at mouth of wet ravine, in shade all day. Tree, ca. 8 m tall; leaves green abaxially, darker green and shining adaxially; petals creamy white; carpels free, creamy white; style and stigmas dark purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Simaroubaceae
Genus
Picrasma
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
P.Y.Chen
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#138,574 of 335,497
Top 42%
Extinction probability
11%
