Sabicea medusula K.Schum. ex Wernham belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Leal, M 1157

April 19, 2006

Location

Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue

0.81275, 10.500333

Location Remarks

Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.

Collectors

Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Sabicea

Specific Epithet

medusula

Authorship

K.Schum. ex Wernham

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#188,953 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Pseudosabicea medusula (K.Schum. ex Wernham) N.Hallé

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy