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Taxon

Melampyrum laxum Miq.

Protologue Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 123. 1865BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (282).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (282).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (283).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (283).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (286).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (286).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (285).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (285).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (284).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (284).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (281).JPG

Melampyrum laxum, Boufford 43947--Japan. Nagano Pref. Kakizore. Nagiso-muchi. 8 Aug 2016. DSC01394 (281).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Boufford 43947

August 8, 2016

Location

Japan, Honshu, Nagano (Kiso, Yomikaki)

35.652556, 137.602389

Location Remarks

C. 3 km from Highway 19 on local road Yomikaki, into Kakizore Ravine. 666 m.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Deciduous forest on a steep roadbank. Crevices in rock face.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Melampyrum

Specific Epithet

laxum

Authorship

Miq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.6

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

0.3

Global rank

#143,336 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Melampyrum laxum var. nikkoense Beauverd

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy