Wikstroemia paxiana H.J.P.Winkl. belongs to the Thymelaeaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Wikstroemia, Boufford, D 43598--China. Sichuan. Yonghe Village. 6 May 2014. DSC04110 (33).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Wikstroemia
Specific Epithet
paxiana
Authorship
H.J.P.Winkl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#217,891 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
21%
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Songpan)
33.023889, 103.735278
Location Remarks
Songpan Xian. S of the Jiuzhaigou Xian border and N of the city of Songpan on hwy 301 on E side of highway at Awong Gou. Thickets with Salix, Sibiraea, Potentilla and Rosa, remnant Abies-Picea; forest with Kingdonia on N-facing slopes; and small meadow-like areas. 3575 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
On open cliffs around shrubs and in crevices of rocks in clay soil. Calyx yellow, tube paler yellow, lobes adaxially and throat deep yellow.
