Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (79).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (66).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (71).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (69).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (76).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (72).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (65).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (77).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (64).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (67).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (74).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (73).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (68).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (80).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (75).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (78).JPG
Carpinus laxiflora--Japan. Niigata. Trail along Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05504 (70).JPG
Native to Japan, Korea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata (Shinano, Kamiminochi, Nojiri)
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Deciduous forest along Seki-kawa (river). Zig-zag trail down to the waterfall.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Carpinus
Specific Epithet
laxiflora
Authorship
(Siebold & Zucc.) Blume
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#221,076 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
9%
