Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. belongs to the Cupressaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Cunninghamia lanceolata--CT. Branford. Dr. Nickou's private gdn. 27 Jun 03. 054.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Cunninghamia
Specific Epithet
lanceolata
Authorship
(Lamb.) Hook.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 49.7
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.6
Global rank
#151 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 6 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
United States, Connecticut (Dr. Nickou's private garden)
Location Remarks
Branford
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou (Lin'an)
30.323917, 119.448611
Location Remarks
TianMu Shan National Nature Reserve. West TianMuShan. ZhaoXiXiang, NingAn City. Roadside and trail through deciduous forest just north of Fu Yu Resort. 379 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Tree 10 m.
