Picea wilsonii, Boufford, D 43625--China. Sichuan. Siboguo Village. 9 May 2014. DSC04819 (11).JPG
Picea wilsonii Mast. belongs to the Pinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Picea
Specific Epithet
wilsonii
Authorship
Mast.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 20.1
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#390 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 20 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Li)
31.345, 102.845556
Location Remarks
Li Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liantaigou E of Huatizi. Mixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil. 2985 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
On steep slope well above river. Trees 8-20 m tall; immature seed bearing cones erect, mature cones pendulous.
