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Taxon

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

Protologue Orchidaceae 2: 53. 1908 [18 Feb 1908]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Spiranthes sinensis--Japan. Toyota. Foresta Hills. CD16 Jul 03. 026 (2).jpg

Spiranthes sinensis--Japan. Toyota. Foresta Hills. CD16 Jul 03. 026 (2).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Spiranthes sinensis--Japan. Toyota. Foresta Hills. CD16 Jul 03. 026 (4).jpg

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Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion, Taiwan, Vietnam, Western Australia (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

Not collected.

July 16, 2003

Location

Japan, Chubu, Aichi (Toyota, Iwakuracho)

35.039167, 137.185

Location Remarks

Foresta Hills. Address: 1-1, Ipponmatsu, Iwakura-cho, Toyota-shi. 10 minutes drive from Head office of Toyota Motor Corporation Ltd., but there is also access from the Isewangan Expressway, Tokai-Kanjo Expressway, and Tomei Expressway

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Spiranthes

Specific Epithet

sinensis

Authorship

(Pers.) Ames

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#234,525 of 335,497

Top 70%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →