Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Limuru. Barry Cameron's Garden. 12 Jul 04. 019.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Limuru. Barry Cameron's Garden. 12 Jul 04. 018.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 199.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 193.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 203.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 202.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 200.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 204.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 195.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 196.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 197.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19 Mch 08. 194.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 057.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 060.jpg
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Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 055.jpg
Trichocladus ellipticus--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 053.jpg
Native to Angola, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Barry Cameron's private garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Australia, Victoria (Royal Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Easy access off Birdwood Ave., which can be reached via St. Kilda Rd. or Domain Rd., Melbourne
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Hamamelidaceae
Genus
Trichocladus
Specific Epithet
ellipticus
Authorship
Eckl. & Zeyh.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#256,397 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
5%
