Syringa pinnatifolia, Boufford, D 43617--China. Sichuan. ShaShiDuo. 8 May 2014. DSC04232 (12).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai (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 and at margin of forest and at base of steep slope. Tree ca. 5 m tall; branches arching; flowers sweetly fragrant; sepals green or purplish; corolla white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Syringa
Specific Epithet
pinnatifolia
Authorship
Hemsl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#84,800 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
12%
