Occurrence
EDGE • Predicted threatened

Rogers, Z 1286

January 20, 2009

South Africa

This occurrence of Roridula gorgonias Planch. (Rogers, Z 1286) was collected on January 20, 2009 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 30 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Roridula gorgonias--South Africa. Cape Prov. Kogelberg Nat. Res. 21 Jan 09. 097.jpg

Roridula gorgonias--South Africa. Cape Prov. Kogelberg Nat. Res. 21 Jan 09. 097.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Roridulaceae

Genus

Roridula

Specific Epithet

gorgonias

Authorship

Planch.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 52.8

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

EDGE List

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

12.1

Global rank

#402 of 335,497

Top 1,000 globally

Extinction probability

21%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →