Occurrence
EDGE • Vulnerable
No record number
This occurrence of Ansellia africana Lindl. was collected on November 20, 2002 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Ansellia gigantea var. nilotica--So. Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 009.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ansellia
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
Lindl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
EDGE List
Threat status
Vulnerable
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.9
Global rank
#8,005 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
24%