Myrsine faberi (Mez) Pipoly & C.Chen belongs to the Primulaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rapanea faberi, D. Boufford 44108--China. Yunnan. Lao jun Shan. 30 Apr 2018. DSC00424 (299).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Myrsine
Specific Epithet
faberi
Authorship
(Mez) Pipoly & C.Chen
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#192,417 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
5%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian.
22.942222, 104.594444
Location Remarks
Wenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
In forest, but in partial clearing along stream. Shrub, ca. 5 m tall; fruit immature, green with reddish tinge apically. Synonym: Myrsine faberi (Mez) Pipoly & C. Chen.
