Smilax stans, Boufford, D 43615--China. Sichuan. ShaShiDuo. 8 May 2014. DSC04232 (173).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Taiwan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Heishui, Heishui County)
32.103056, 102.811111
Location Remarks
Heishui Xian. W of the city of Heishui on provincial road S302 near Shashiduo Xiang. Along stream at base of mixed forest of Acer (3 species), Betula, Abies, Picea, Sorbus, Salix, Taxus, with Hippophaë immediately along stream and mixed shrub understory and rich herb layer; soil dark and moist. 2675 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
n forest on and at base of steep slope. Shrubs, 0.5-1.2 m tall; leaves abaxially glaucous, adaxially green; tepals green; anthers yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Smilacaceae
Genus
Smilax
Specific Epithet
stans
Authorship
Maxim.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#318,643 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
12%
