Tapiscia sinensis
Encyclopedia
Tapiscia sinensis is a species of plant
in the Tapisciaceae
family. It is endemic to China
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Tapisciaceae
Tapisciaceae
Tapisciaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Until recently it had been abandoned by taxonomists, and it was not recognised in the APG II system of 2003. Recently, however, it has been reinstated to encompass the two small genera Tapiscia and Huertea....
family. It is endemic to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Tapiscia sinensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.