Carpinus tschonoskii--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (40).JPG
Native to China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata (Shinano, Kamiminochi, Nojiri)
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Deciduous forest along Seki-kawa (river). Zig-zag trail down to the waterfall. Tree 5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Carpinus
Specific Epithet
tschonoskii
Authorship
Maxim.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#301,620 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
5%
