Cleyera japonica Thunb. belongs to the Pentaphylacaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Cleyera japonica, Davidson, C 12050--China. Anhui Prov. Huang Shan. 8 Jun 2012. DSC02684 (82).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Pentaphylacaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Specific Epithet
japonica
Authorship
Thunb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#261,608 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
China, Anhui, HuangShan
30.151333, 118.167000
Location Remarks
HuangShan (Yellow Mountain). Long trail of stone steps from Resort hotel to the city gate. 1382 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford
