Cussonia arborea Hochst. ex A.Rich. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Cussonia arborea, RGereau7037--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 207.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Cussonia
Specific Epithet
arborea
Authorship
Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#222,200 of 335,497
Top 67%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 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
Notes
Tree 4 m high. Infructescences on short thick subterminal peduncles.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Sharon A. Bodine, Roy E. Gereau, P. Ezrom, William J. Kindeketa, G. Simon Laizer, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba
