Helwingia himalaica, Regalado 1623--Viet Nam. Lao Cai Prov. Sa Pa Distr. 12 km SE of Sa Pa. 5 Apr 09 027.jpg
Native to Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa (Ngũ Chỉ Sơn, Ban Khoang)
22.382222, 103.787778
Location Remarks
Ban Khoang Commune. Along road toward the commune 8 km from Sa Pa village. 1696 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Nguyen Sinh Khang
Notes
Shrub 1-2 m tall, fruits green, 1-2 arising from midvein in center of leaf blade.
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa (Ngũ Chỉ Sơn, Ban Khoang)
22.382222, 103.787778
Location Remarks
Ban Khoang Commune. Along road toward the commune 8 km from Sa Pa village. 1696 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 6-7 m elev.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Aquifoliales
Family
Helwingiaceae
Genus
Helwingia
Specific Epithet
himalaica
Authorship
Hook.fil. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
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
#158,076 of 335,497
Top 48%
Extinction probability
12%
