Occurrence
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened

No record number

June 26, 2004

Kenya

This occurrence of Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. was collected on June 26, 2004 in Kenya. Flora of the World includes 28 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 050.jpg

Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 050.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Balanophoraceae

Genus

Sarcophyte

Specific Epithet

sanguinea

Authorship

Sparrm.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 40.7

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

3.8

Global rank

#5,067 of 335,497

Top 2%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →