Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

No record number

October 1, 2003

South Africa

This occurrence of Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey. was collected on October 1, 2003 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Gomphocarpus physocarpus--So. Africa. Zululand.  Along Hwy N2 s. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03 015.jpg

Gomphocarpus physocarpus--So. Africa. Zululand. Along Hwy N2 s. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03 015.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Gomphocarpus

Specific Epithet

physocarpus

Authorship

E.Mey.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#293,322 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →