Zanthoxylum scandens, D. Boufford 44090--China. Yunnan. Xia Jin Chang village. 29 Apr 2018. DSC00078 (145).JPG
Native to Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam (source: POWO). 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
Thicket at edge of low wet area and below forested area and open cultivated field. Vine, scandent, ca 3 m long; leaves abaxially dull, adaxially shining; sepal green; petals pale green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Zanthoxylum
Specific Epithet
scandens
Authorship
Blume
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.4
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
#82,728 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
10%
