Glaucidium palmatum Siebold & Zucc. belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Glaucidium palmatum--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shinkawa R. 26 May 2016. DSC04395 (43).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Glaucidium
Specific Epithet
palmatum
Authorship
Siebold & Zucc.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 66.1
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
7.2
Global rank
#1,511 of 335,497
Top 0.5%
Extinction probability
11%
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
Deciduous forest along a small stream and up the steep canyon slope.
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
Deciduous forest along the river and the slopes above.
