Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (45).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (50).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (40).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (54).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (33).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (49).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (53).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (48).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (38).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (41).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (42).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (57).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (46).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (36).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (58).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (51).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (56).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (60).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (61).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (37).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (47).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (34).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (59).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (63).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (35).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (55).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (52).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (39).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (44).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (62).JPG
Asarum himalaicum, Boufford, D 43655--China. Sichuan. SuoLuoGou Village. 10 May 2014. DSC04925 (43).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Li, Li County)
31.345, 102.845556
Location Remarks
Li Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liantaigou E of Huatizi. Mixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil. 2985 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
In forest. Rhizomes with odor of ginger; corolla purple outside, white at base inside.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Asarum
Specific Epithet
himalaicum
Authorship
Hook.fil. & Thomson ex Klotzsch
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#135,573 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
11%
