Berberis heishuiensis Harber belongs to the Berberidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Berberis, Boufford, D 43610--China. Sichuan. ShaShiDuo. 8 May 2014. DSC04232 (216).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Berberidaceae
Genus
Berberis
Specific Epithet
heishuiensis
Authorship
Harber
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
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
#284,825 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
24%
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Heishui)
32.103056, 102.811111
Location Remarks
Heishui Xian. W of the city of Heishui on provincial road S302 near Shashiduo Xiang. Along stream at base of mixed forest of Acer (3 species), Betula, Abies, Picea, Sorbus, Salix, Taxus, with Hippophaë immediately along stream and mixed shrub understory and rich herb layer; soil dark and moist. 2675 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
In shade of trees near edge of forest. Shrubs ca. 2.5 m tall; stems arching; leaves abaxially pale green, adaxially green; tepals yellow; anthers yellow.
