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This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Central & S. Japan.
Sciadopitys verticillata 'Sternschnuppe'

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Sciadopitys verticillata is rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -0.64, which places it in position 385 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 10.51, ranked 2. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Japan

Sciadopitys verticillata (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Dec 1, 2000 Wilson, E.H. [7851], Japan K000087501
Jan 1, 2000 Takagi, T. [1558], Japan K000087503
Jan 1, 2000 Wilson, E.H. [7773], Japan K000087506
Jan 1, 2000 Oldham, R. [800], Japan K000075294
Jan 1, 2000 Oldham, R. [178], Japan K000075295
Jan 1, 2000 leg. ign. [s.n.], Japan K000075297
Jan 1, 2000 Fortune, R. [s.n.], Japan K000087504
Jan 1, 2000 Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.], Japan K000075296
Jan 1, 2000 Veitch, J.G. [s.n.], Japan K000075298
Jan 1, 2000 Hotta, M. [55], Japan K000087502
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First published in Fl. Jap. 2(1): 3 (1842)

Accepted by

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

EDGE Gymnosperms
EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Kew Science Photographs
Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/