Leptopus chinensis (Bunge) Pojark. belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Andrachne colchica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 206.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Leptopus
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
(Bunge) Pojark.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#92,771 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.844580, 2.360860
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
Thickets on slope along river. Shrub; sepals green; petals yellow; anthers yellow.
