Rhododendron maculiferum Franch. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rhododendron, Boufford, D 43643--China. Sichuan. XiaYingShan to XiangZhai. 10 May 2014. DSC05109 (174).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
maculiferum
Authorship
Franch.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#305,496 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
12%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Li)
31.345000, 102.845556
Location Remarks
Li Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liantaigou E of Huatizi. Mixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil. 2985 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
Along stream in rocky soil. Tree ca. 4 m tall; corolla pale pink, purple along one side at base inside. Growing with 43641 and 43642.
