Boehmeria macrophylla--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 153.jpg
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Boehmeria macrophylla--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 149.jpg
Native to Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya; introduced into Mauritius, Réunion (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Boehmeria
Specific Epithet
virgata
Authorship
(G.Forst.) Guill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
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
#273,204 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
5%
