Fokienia hodginsii (Dunn) A.Henry & H.H.Thomas belongs to the Cupressaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Fokienia hodginsii, Regalado 1802--Viet Nam. Trail to Siu Chai Commune. 5 May 2011. 188 (5).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Fokienia
Specific Epithet
hodginsii
Authorship
(Dunn) A.Henry & H.H.Thomas
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 18.5
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Not evaluated
EDGE score
5.0
Global rank
#51 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 18 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa (Sin Chai)
22.354167, 103.778889
Location Remarks
West of Sa Pa on "QL40." Trail to Hmong village. 1810 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree.
