Native to Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Greece, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, West Himalaya (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

No collection number

June 1, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)

42.6625, 44.619722

Location Remarks

Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Genus

Ribes

Specific Epithet

orientale

Authorship

Desf.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 11.4

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.9

Global rank

#47,051 of 335,497

Top 15%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →