Buckleya angulosa, Davidson, C 12024--China. Anhui Prov. Qiyun Shan. 7 Jun 2012. DSC01929 (285).JPG
Endemic to China Southeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Anhui, HuangShan (Xiuning, Xiuning County)
29.808722, 118.031306
Location Remarks
Qiyun Shan National Geological Park. QiyunShan Ecological and Cultural Tourism Zone. QiyunShan Village. The trail leads to this small village through a huge rock outcrop. 467 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
Notes
Arching shrub ca. 2 m. Hemiparasitic (host?). A brief analysis of this species: D. E. Boufford et al. 2010. Observations on Buckleya (Thesiaceae) in China. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4(1): 281-286.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Thesiaceae
Genus
Buckleya
Specific Epithet
angulosa
Authorship
S.B.Zhou & X.H.Guo
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.4
Global rank
#11,051 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
20%
