Native to China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam; introduced into Korea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12007

June 3, 2012

Location

China, Jiangxi, Shangrao (Yushan)

30.108472, 118.195556

Location Remarks

SanQing Shan National Park. Trail to waterfall and vicinity, through deciduous forest with a mix of conifers, showing scenic exposures of granite columns and excrescences. 536 m elev.

Collectors

Yi Yu, Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford

Notes

Shrub 1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

simsii

Authorship

Planch.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#322,059 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →