Eriosema shirense Baker f. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Eriosema verdickii, RGereau7046--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 068.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Eriosema
Specific Epithet
shirense
Authorship
Baker f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#285,707 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-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
Notes
Frequent. Fruit green maturing red-purple.
