Piper semiimersum. D. Boufford 44156--China. Yunnan. Bam Po village. 5 May 2018. DSC02406 (574).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Yunnan, Menghai Xian. (Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Menghai County)
21.578611, 100.333333
Location Remarks
Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; west of Bulongshan-Xiang along the Nanmei-he (Nanmei River) on county road K15. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest (appears uncut) with diverse mixture of trees, many more than 30 m tall, and tree ferns; trees with many epiphytes (mostly pteridophytes) and lianas and climbing Araceae. 1120-1130 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
On trunk of tree on slope below road; 1698 m. elevation. Vine, scandent, ca. 4 m long; inflorescences green, staminate.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Piper
Specific Epithet
semiimmersum
Authorship
C.DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#86,735 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
11%
