Allium sikkimensis, D. Boufford 44013--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (227).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Daocheng Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Daocheng County)
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Specific Epithet
sikkimense
Authorship
Baker
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%
