Allium sikkimense Baker belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Allium sikkimensis, D. Boufford 44013--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (227).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Specific Epithet
sikkimense
Authorship
Baker
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#135,821 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
China, Sichuan, Daocheng Xian.
29.347778, 100.112778
Location Remarks
Road (Highway S217) from Litang to Sandui Xiang, north-northeast of Sandui; Haizi Shan. Glacial boulder-strewn area with rivulets, small ponds and wet depressions; vegetation dwarf (ca. 0.5 m tall) Salix and Rhododendron and gravelly openings. Granite bedrock. 4380 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On slope in moist sandy-gravelly soil, usually without other vegetation. Plants with strong Allium odor; tepals blue.
