Macaranga, R.Gereau6881--Tanz. Ulanga Dist. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 20 Feb 06. 123.jpg
Native to Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga (Buffalo City NU, Lowveld National Botanical Garden)
-33.016111, 27.808333
Location Remarks
City of Nelspruit
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Macaranga
Specific Epithet
capensis
Authorship
(Baill.) Sim
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#316,822 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
