Helonias breviscapa (Maxim.) N.Tanaka belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Heloniopsis orientalis var. breviscapa--Japan. Myoko Kenmin-no-mori. Hiuchiyama Trial. 27 May 2016. (204).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Helonias
Specific Epithet
breviscapa
Authorship
(Maxim.) N.Tanaka
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
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.
