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formosa

Taxon

Leycesteria formosa Wall.

Protologue Fl. Ind. 2: 182. 1824BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 009.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 007.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 012.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 011.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 008.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 010.jpg

Leycesteria formosa--CA. Sonoma Co. Quarryhill Botanical Garden. 24 Oct 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya; introduced into Azores, California, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Tasmania (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

No collection number

October 23, 2003

Location

United States, California, Sonoma County (Glen Ellen)

38.37466, -122.512543

Location Remarks

12841 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Leycesteria

Specific Epithet

formosa

Authorship

Wall.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.4

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

0.2

Global rank

#196,315 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →