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Platylophus trifoliatus (L.fil.) D.Don

Protologue Edinburgh New Philos. J. 9: 92. 1830 [Apr.-Jun 1830]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (13).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (7).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (17).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (25).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (4).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (78).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (16).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (5).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (77).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (77).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (19).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (80).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (83).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (83).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (12).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (82).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (15).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (14).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (6).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (81).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (2).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (8).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (24).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (20).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (10).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (21).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (11).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (76).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (76).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (79).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (9).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (18).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (22).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (3).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (23).JPG

Platylophus trifoliatus, Davidson, C 12293--South Africa. Western Cape. Diepwalle Indig. For. 21 Jan 2014. DSC01295 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12293

January 21, 2014

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Notes

Tree 10 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Oxalidales

Family

Cunoniaceae

Genus

Platylophus

Specific Epithet

trifoliatus

Authorship

(L.fil.) D.Don

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 15.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#55,547 of 335,497

Top 17%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →