Occurrence
EDGE • Critically Endangered
Sainge, M 2625
This occurrence of Afrothismia korupensis Sainge & T.Franke (Sainge, M 2625) was collected on April 19, 2011 in Cameroon. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Afrothismia korupensis, Sainge, M 2625--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 2 (2).jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Burmanniaceae
Genus
Afrothismia
Specific Epithet
korupensis
Authorship
Sainge & T.Franke
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 28.6
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
EDGE List
Threat status
Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
24.2
Global rank
#76 of 335,497
Top 100 globally
Extinction probability
100%