Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Caryophyllales

›

Polygonaceae

›

Koenigia

›

islandica

Taxon

Koenigia islandica L.

Protologue Mant. Pl. 35. 1767 [15-31 Oct 1767]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (299).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (299).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (303).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (303).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (302).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (302).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (309).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (309).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (304).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (304).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (311).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (311).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (308).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (308).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (297).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (297).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (310).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (310).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (312).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (312).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (314).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (314).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (297) - Copy.JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (297) - Copy.JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (298).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (298).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (301).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (301).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (298) - Copy.JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (298) - Copy.JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (306).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (306).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017.  (305).JPG

Koenigia islandica, C. Davidson 13744--China. Yunnan. Tianbao Shan. 10 Aug 2017. (305).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 46 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Northern America, and Southern America (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

C. Davidson 13744

August 10, 2017

Location

China, Yunnan, Xianggelila Xian (Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Shangri-La City)

27.605278, 99.885833

Location Remarks

Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian: Xiao Zhongdian. Tianbao Shan, east of Xiao Zhongdian. Narrow valley with cut over Abies-Picea-Larix forest on lower slopes and scree above on both sides of valley; with meadow-like areas near stream and on slope between scree. 3680-3840 m. elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

In mud at streamside.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Koenigia

Specific Epithet

islandica

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 11.8

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#110,730 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →