HomeFamiliesArecaceaeBorassus
Occurrence
Least Concern

Not collected.

December 5, 2003

Cameroon

This occurrence of Borassus aethiopum Mart. (Not collected.) was collected on December 5, 2003 in Cameroon. Flora of the World includes 16 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Borassus aethiopicum--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 6 Dec 03. 184.jpg

Borassus aethiopicum--Cameroon. Mt. Cameroon. 6 Dec 03. 184.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Borassus

Specific Epithet

aethiopum

Authorship

Mart.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.8

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#154,682 of 335,497

Top 47%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →