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Taxon

Gentiana officinalis Harry Sm.

Protologue Symb. Sin. Pt. VII. 979 (1936).BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (191).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (191).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (173).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (173).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (176).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (176).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (195).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (195).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (187).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (187).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (184).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (184).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (185).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (185).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (188).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (188).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (172).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (172).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (193).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (193).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (189).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (189).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (181).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (181).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (190).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (190).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (192).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (192).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (175).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (175).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (179).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (179).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (180).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (180).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (182).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (182).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (186).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (186).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (183).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (183).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (178).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (178).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (177).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (177).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (194).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (194).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (174).JPG

Gentiana officinalis, D. Boufford 44077--China. Sichuan. Wuxu Haizi. Glacial lake. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07392 (174).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, Qinghai (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

D. Boufford 44077

August 18, 2017

Location

China, Sichuan, Jiulong Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiulong County)

29.153056, 101.406944

Location Remarks

Tanggu Xiang. NW of the city of Jiulong. Wuxu Hai (Wuxu Lake). Abies, Picea, Quercus forest with Rhododendron understory and open grazed dry and boggy meadows. 3700-4175 m. elev.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang

Notes

In moist places in meadow. Stems several from common base; calyx green; corolla pale yellow.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Genus

Gentiana

Specific Epithet

officinalis

Authorship

Harry Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.8

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#144,988 of 335,497

Top 44%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →