Family:
Pinaceae Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
Genus:
Larix Mill.

Larix griffithii Hook.f.

This species is accepted, and its native range is E. Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan).

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Larix griffithii is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -7.15, which places it in position 725 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 15.63, ranked 153. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet

English
Himalayan Larch

Larix griffithii Hook.f. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [4989], Bhutan K000288238 holotype Yes
73867.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001081806 Yes

First published in Himal. J. 2: 44 (1854)

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 1: 1-526. 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.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. 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 Living Collection Database

    Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. 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