Aleurites fordii, 1996.185A--CA. Quarryhill Bot. Garden, Glen Ellen. 1 Jun 07. 234.jpg
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Vietnam; introduced into Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, California, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Korea, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mississippi, Mozambique, New South Wales, North Carolina, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, California, Sonoma (Quarryhill Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
12841 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou (Lin'an, Lin'an District)
30.323917, 119.448611
Location Remarks
TianMu Shan National Nature Reserve. West TianMuShan. ZhaoXiXiang, NingAn City. Roadside and trail through deciduous forest just north of Fu Yu Resort. 379 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Tree 6-7 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Vernicia
Specific Epithet
fordii
Authorship
(Hemsl.) Airy Shaw
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#270,068 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
