Rytigynia uhligii, RGereau7004--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 186.jpg
Native to Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Shrub 4-5 m high. Corolla pale green; fruit dark green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Rytigynia
Specific Epithet
uhligii
Authorship
(K.Schum. & K.Krause) Verdc.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#320,861 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
6%
