Houttuynia cordata Thunb. belongs to the Saururaceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 5 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Saururaceae
Genus
Houttuynia
Specific Epithet
cordata
Authorship
Thunb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 44.5
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
4.8
Global rank
#3,435 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Japan, Chubu, Aichi
35.039167, 137.185000
Location Remarks
Foresta Hills. Address: 1-1, Ipponmatsu, Iwakura-cho, Toyota-shi. 10 minutes drive from Head office of Toyota Motor Corporation Ltd., but there is also access from the Isewangan Expressway, Tokai-Kanjo Expressway, and Tomei Expressway
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Australia, Tasmania (Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Queens Domain, Hobart
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Zhejiang
30.043333, 118.937500
Location Remarks
Zhiyuan, Shunxi Village, QingLiangFeng Town, NingAn City. 416 m elev.
Collectors
Li Pan, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rhizomatous ground cover.
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
Madagascar (Tsimbazaza Zoological and Botanical Park)
Location Remarks
Rue Kasanga Fernand, Ambohidahy section of Antananarivo.
Collectors
No collectors specified