Sinofranchetia chinensis, Boufford, D 43689--China. Sichuan. Leiyuan Shan. DongLa. 13 May 2014. DSC06140 (28).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing, Baoxing County)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
Edge of forest. Twining vine 7-8 m long; tepals dark purple; anthers yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Lardizabalaceae
Genus
Sinofranchetia
Specific Epithet
chinensis
Authorship
(Franch.) Hemsl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 33.6
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.7
Global rank
#5,493 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
11%
