Aucuba japonica Thunb. belongs to the Garryaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aucuba japonica--Japan. Niigata. Miyoko-Togakushi N. P. Tsubame. 25 May 2016. DSC04209 (114).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Garryales
Family
Garryaceae
Genus
Aucuba
Specific Epithet
japonica
Authorship
Thunb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
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
#279,710 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
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 the stream and the slopes above.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
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
