Heloniopsis orientalis var. breviscapa--Japan. Myoko Kenmin-no-mori. Hiuchiyama Trial. 27 May 2016. (204).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata (Shinano, Kamiminochi, Nojiri)
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Moist trail bank above the river. Other species here: Caulophyllum, Diphylleia, Cardiocrinum.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Helonias
Specific Epithet
breviscapa
Authorship
(Maxim.) N.Tanaka
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#183,134 of 335,497
Top 55%
Extinction probability
12%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
